Quizlet Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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  1. Ring of Fire: this is where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen
  2. Seismograph: detects earthquakes
  3. a a: sharp pointed lava
  4. ash and cinders: comes out of volcano
  5. cinder cone: a volcano made up of mosly ash and cinders
  6. core: central part of the earth
  7. crust: thin outer layer of earth on which we live
  8. gas and steam: comes out of volcano
  9. hot spot: the Hawaiian Island chain is created by one of these
  10. lava: melted rock that comes out of a volcano
  11. magma: melted rock underground
  12. pahoehoe: ropy lava
  13. pangea: supercontinent
  14. plate tectonics: this theory suggest that the earth is made of nine large plates
  15. richter scale: a scale that measures how big an earthquake is
  16. shield volcano: a gentle sided volcano made up of lava
  17. strato volcano: very explosive, steep sides, half cinders, half lava
  18. tsunami: a large wave made by an undersea earthquake