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Vocabulary
Plates/Earth's Crust
How mountains are formed
Earthquakes/Volcanoes
Energy
100
1400 miles thick. made of iron and nickel.
What is the outer core
100
there are 20 plates that make up this
What is Earth's Crust
100
a low shaped mountain
What is a dome- shaped mountain
100
the shaking of the surface of the Earth
What is an Earthquake
100
heat inside Earth
What is geothermal energy
200
800 miles thick and made up of the metals iron and nickel.
What is the inner core (center of the earth)
200
the Pacific, the North American, the South American, the African, the Eurasian, the Australian, and the Antarctic.
What are the 7 major plates
200
formed when plates collide head-on
What is a fold mountain
200
the place on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus
What is the epicenter
200
hot springs are sources of geothermal energy
What is a geyser
300
thickest layer of the earth. 1,800 miles thick. made up of many layers
What is the mantle
300
a deep ocean is formed
What is a trench
300
broken blocks form these type of mountains. These mountains are often steeper than other kinds of mountains
What is a fault-block mountains
300
earthquake under the ocean (causes a giant wave)
What is a tsunami
300
where Old Faithful is located
Where is Yellowstone National Park
400
makes up continents and ocean floors and is 20 miles thick in most places.
What is the crust
400
where two plates pass each other
What is a fault
400
hot melted rock
What is lava
400
the opening of the volcano
What is the vent
400
hot water and steam do this
What is shoot out of the ground like a volcanic eruption
500
bottom layer is liquid rock
What is the mantle
500
the surface of the Earth is made up of large sections called
What is plates
500
lava piles up and cools and this type of mountain is formed
What is a volcanic mountain
500
shield volcanoes, composite volcano
What are the two types of volcanoes
500
a geyser can send water shooting this high
What is 150 feet into the air