the sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust caused by the release of energy when underground rock shifts along a fault

a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet, allowing for their movement and displacement

the internal energy of a system caused by the total kinetic energy of its constantly moving atoms and molecules

asthenosphere definition earth and environmental science

the solid part of Earth, encompassing the crust, mantle, and core, and includes all rocks, minerals, and landforms

an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.

The Richter scale is a numerical scale for measuring the magnitude, or "strength," of an earthquake

is the thick, less dense layer of the Earth's crust that forms the continents and their shelves, composed mainly of granitic rocks

supercontinent existed from the late Paleozoic to the early Mesozoic era, which combined all of Earth's landmasses into one

German meteorologist, geophysicist, and polar researcher best known for proposing the theory of continental drift in 1912

the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

the theory that Earth's continents have moved across the planet's surface over geological time, originating from pangea

the Earth's thin, dense outer layer that forms the ocean floor

where two plates are moving away from each other, resulting in the creation of new crust as magma rises to fill the gap

hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.

hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.

a quantitative measure of the size of an earthquake at its source, reflecting the amount of energy released by the fault rupture

a catastrophic event caused by natural processes of the Earth that results in significant destruction, disruption

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Term	Definition
Earthquake	the sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust caused by the release of energy when underground rock shifts along a fault
Fault lines	a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet, allowing for their movement and displacement
volcanoes	a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet, allowing for their movement and displacement
Thermal energy	the internal energy of a system caused by the total kinetic energy of its constantly moving atoms and molecules
Asthenosphere	asthenosphere definition earth and environmental science
Geosphere	the solid part of Earth, encompassing the crust, mantle, and core, and includes all rocks, minerals, and landforms
Siesmograph	an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
Richter scale	The Richter scale is a numerical scale for measuring the magnitude, or "strength," of an earthquake
Continental crust	is the thick, less dense layer of the Earth's crust that forms the continents and their shelves, composed mainly of granitic rocks
Pangea	supercontinent existed from the late Paleozoic to the early Mesozoic era, which combined all of Earth's landmasses into one
Alfred Wegener	German meteorologist, geophysicist, and polar researcher best known for proposing the theory of continental drift in 1912
Fossils	the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
Continental drift	the theory that Earth's continents have moved across the planet's surface over geological time, originating from pangea
Oceanic crust	the Earth's thin, dense outer layer that forms the ocean floor
Divergent	where two plates are moving away from each other, resulting in the creation of new crust as magma rises to fill the gap
Lava	hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
Magma	hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
Epicenter	the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
Magnitude	a quantitative measure of the size of an earthquake at its source, reflecting the amount of energy released by the fault rupture
Natural disasters	a catastrophic event caused by natural processes of the Earth that results in significant destruction, disruption

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