faults
the ring of fire
volcanos
machines and measuring stuff
misc
100
what is a strike slip fault?

rocks that slide horizontally pat each other.

100

what is the ring of fire?

a large arc of colliding tectonic plates that form many volcanos.
100

what is a shield volcano

volcnos with gental slopes

100

 what is a sismogpraph?

a device that measures earthquakes and draws it

100

where are earthquakes most commonly found?

plate boudrys

200

what is a normal fault?

two rocks pull apart, one move down and one moves up.

200

what ocean is the ring of fire in?

pacific

200

what is a composite volcano?

large steep volcanos

200
 what is a siesmoter?

a device to measure earthquakes (but not draw them)

200

what plate has the most earthquakes?

pacific plate

300

what is a reverse fault?

rocks colliding, one up one down.

300

how many other tectonic plates are touching the Pacific plate?

9

300
what is a strato volcano

large steep volcanos

300

who are the sicntis who study earthquakes

seismologists

300
what is the ring of volcanos on the Pacific plate called

the ring of fire

400

what is the fault in California called?

the San Andreas fault.

400

what is the most famous fault along the ring of fire

the san adndreas

400

what volcano was my (Nathan w_______) presentation about?

The Nyiragongo Volcano

400
what method do seismotoligists use to find epicenters

triangulation

400
what is lava called when inside the earth?

magma

500

what is a fault?

a break in the Earth's lithosphere.

500
what plate makes up the ring of fire

the Pacific plate

500

Inhat is a cinder cone volcano

small steep sided gas rich volcanos.

500
what is a seismologist

a person who study's earthquakes.

500
what is magma called outside earth

lava