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keywords earth,plates,volcanoes,earthquakes

TermDefinition
crust outer layer of earth solid rock
mantle middle layer ,molten rock 4000 degrees C
core centre , made of iron and nickle
continental drift as plates move around floating on molten rock of the mantle
fold mountains where plaes collide rock is pushed upwards to form mountains
mid ocean ridge high mountain ridge on the ocean floor in Atlantic ocean
South American Plate/Nazca Two plates where the Nazca plate is going under the south american one
magma molten rock
geysers hot springs -water heated by magma
vent pipe channel magma moves up to the outside
tidal waves volcanic activity at sea create this
Active Dormant Extinct types of Volcanoes
earthquakes sudden tremours in the earth crust
ash dust from volcano blown into the air
crater opening of vent pipe of volcano
Pacific Ring of Fire largest earthquake and volcano site
focus place beneath earths surface a volcano occurs
epicentre spot on surface above the focus of an earthquake
seismograph measures the strength of a earthquake
Richter Scale measurment of the force of an earthquake
Tsunamis giant wave caused by an earthquake or volcano on the ocean floor
plates 15 plates make up the earths crust
Created by: buckley19
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