Set: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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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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Terms 18
Creator AllysonO
Created January 11, 2008
Groups None
Tags volcanoes, science, earthquakes
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  1. ash and cinders → comes out of volcano - 13 misses
  2. gas and steam → comes out of volcano - 11 misses
  3. cinder cone → a volcano made up of mosly ash and cinders - 7 misses
  4. shield volcano → a gentle sided volcano made up of lava - 7 misses
  5. tsunami → a large wave made by an undersea earthquake - 6 misses
  6. plate tectonics → this theory suggest that the earth is made of nine large plates - 5 misses
  7. strato volcano → very explosive, steep sides, half cinders, half lava - 5 misses