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sciene vocab L6+L7
unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | are ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in earth move suddenly and release energy. |
| focus | is a place within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs. |
| epicenter | directly above the focus on earth's surface is the epicenter. |
| tectonic plate boundary | is where 2 or more tectonic plates meet. |
| fault | is a break in earth's crust along which blocks of rock move. |
| deformation | is the process by which rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress. |
| elastic | the return of rock to its orginial shape after elastic deformation is called elastic rebound. |
| volcano | is any place where gas,ash or melted rock come out of the ground. |
| magma | is less dense than solid rock ,so it rises toward the surface. |
| lava | is magma that has reached earth's surface. |
| vent | an opining of a volcano. |
| tectonic plates | are giant sections of lithosphere on earth's surface. |
| hot spot | is a location where a column of extremely hot mantle rock called a mantle plume,rises through the asthenosphere. |