 | Term | Definition |
| | pangea | supercontinent |
| | crust | thin outer layer of earth on which we live |
| | magma | melted rock underground |
| | Seismograph | detects earthquakes |
| | cinder cone | a volcano made up of mosly ash and cinders |
| | lava | melted rock that comes out of a volcano |
| | a a | sharp pointed lava |
| | pahoehoe | ropy lava |
| | shield volcano | a gentle sided volcano made up of lava |
| | plate tectonics | this theory suggest that the earth is made of nine large plates |
| | richter scale | a scale that measures how big an earthquake is |
| | tsunami | a large wave made by an undersea earthquake |
| | core | central part of the earth |
| | hot spot | the Hawaiian Island chain is created by one of these |
| | Ring of Fire | this is where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen |
| | ash and cinders | comes out of volcano |
| | gas and steam | comes out of volcano |
| | strato volcano | very explosive, steep sides, half cinders, half lava |
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