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Lessen 6+7 vocab

TermDefinition
earth quakes ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in the earth move suddenly and release energy
focus a place within earth along a fault of which the first motion of the earth quake occurs
epicenter directly above the focus on earths surface
tectonic plate boundaries where 2 or more tectonic plates meet
fault a break in earths crust along with rock movement
deformation the process by which rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress
elastic rebound the return of rocks to its original shape after elastic deformation
volcano any place where gas, ash, or melted rock come out of the ground
magma melted rocks or less dense then solid rock
lava magma that has reached earths surface
vent an opening of a volcano
tectonic plates giant sections of lithosphere on earths surface
hot spot a location where a column of extremely hot rock called mantle plume rises through the asthenosphere
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