the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the shifting and breaking of rocks deep underground

fractures in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock slide past each other, most often caused by the movement of tectonic plates

an opening in a planet's crust where molten rock, gases, and ash escape from beneath the surface

used in physics to describe the strength or intensity of a physical quantity like force or the power of an earthquake

Lava is molten rock that erupts from a volcano, or the solid rock that forms after it cools and hardens

Magma is molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface, formed when high temperatures and pressure cause rocks to melt

Divergent means different from each other or moving in different directions

the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts

a supercontinent that existed from about 335 to 175 million years ago, when all of the Earth's continents were joined together in a single landmass

a German meteorologist and geophysicist who developed the theory of continental drift

the solid part of Earth, from its surface to its core, including all rocks, soil, and landforms

the force of attraction that pulls objects with mass toward each other, and it's why things fall to the ground

cycles of movement in fluids (like air or water) where warmer, less dense fluid rises and cooler, denser fluid sinks

Electromagnetic spectrum

the entire range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, ordered by wavelength or frequency

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EES 2.1 - Nilin

EES 2.1

Term	Definition
Earthquakes	the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the shifting and breaking of rocks deep underground
Fault lines	fractures in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock slide past each other, most often caused by the movement of tectonic plates
Volcano	an opening in a planet's crust where molten rock, gases, and ash escape from beneath the surface
Magnitude	used in physics to describe the strength or intensity of a physical quantity like force or the power of an earthquake
Lava	Lava is molten rock that erupts from a volcano, or the solid rock that forms after it cools and hardens
Magma	Magma is molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface, formed when high temperatures and pressure cause rocks to melt
Divergent	Divergent means different from each other or moving in different directions
Epicenter	the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts
Pangea	a supercontinent that existed from about 335 to 175 million years ago, when all of the Earth's continents were joined together in a single landmass
Alfred Wegener	a German meteorologist and geophysicist who developed the theory of continental drift
Geosphere	the solid part of Earth, from its surface to its core, including all rocks, soil, and landforms
Gravity	the force of attraction that pulls objects with mass toward each other, and it's why things fall to the ground
Convection currents	cycles of movement in fluids (like air or water) where warmer, less dense fluid rises and cooler, denser fluid sinks
Electromagnetic spectrum	the entire range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, ordered by wavelength or frequency
Poles
Magnetosphere
Fossils
Thermal energy
Water cycle
Continental Drift
Continental crust
Oceanic Crust
Athenosphere
Richter scale
Lithosphere
Fault Line

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