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Unit 2 Lesson 6 & 7
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earthquakes | ground movements that occur when blocks of rocks in Earth move suddenly and release energy . |
| Focus | A place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occur . |
| Epicenter | is a point directly above the focus on Earth's surface |
| Tectonic Plate Boundary | is were two or more tectonic plates meet |
| Fault | is a break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rocks move |
| Deformation | is the process by which rocks become deformed and changes shape due to stress. |
| Elastic Rebound | the ruturn of rocks to its original shape after elastic deformation . |
| Volcano | any place were gas, ash, or melted rock come out of the ground. |
| Magma | Melted Rock |
| Lava | is magma that has reached the Earth's surface |
| Vent | opening 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 mantle plume ,rises through the asthenosphere . |