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Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Faults
Boundary
Earth Layer
100
The fastest of the Earthquakes waves
Primary or P Waves
100
Magma that reaches the Earth’s surface is called
Lava
100
A Break in a plate is called a
Fault
100
Where plates move apart
Divergent
100
The outermost, thinnest layer of the Earth
The Crust
200
When the S and P waves reach the surface, they are known as _________
R or Surface Waves
200
Add new rock to existing land and can form new islands and/or taller mountains.
Constructive eruptions
200
A Fault caused by compression forces
Reverse
200
Where Plates come together
Convergent
200
Made of Iron and Nickel, Inner is solid, Outer is Liquid
The Core
300
Seismic Waves more out from the Earthquakes _______
Focus Point
300
Explosive and change the landscape of the land
Destructive eruptions
300
Fault caused by tension forces
Normal
300
Where plates slide past each other
Transform
300
Middle Layer, Thickest Layer, Made of hot softened rock
The Mantle
400
The point on the surface where the earthquake happened
Epicenter
400
Most volcanoes occur along ________ __________
plate boundaries
400
Fault Caused by shearing force
Strike Slip
400
The type of boundary where subduction takes place
Convergent
400
Pressure and ________ increase with depth in the Mantle
Temperature
500
Identifies the epicenter of an earthquake by plotting circles
Triangulation
500
Hawaii was formed over this?
Hot Spot
500
The movement of this causes faults to form
Plates
500
Type of boundary where sea floor spreading takes place
Divergent
500
The Crust and top part of the Mantle make up this
The Lithosphere