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Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hot Spot | A stationary location in Earth's mentle where mulfum melts through a tectonic plate. |
| Landslide | The sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope. |
| Minerals | A solid, non living material of Earth's crust with a distint compostior. |
| Molten Rock | Very hot melted rock found in Earth's mantle. |
| Tectonic Plate | Pieces of Earth's ctust that fit oeter like a puzzle. |
| Volcano | An opening in Earth's crust through which lava may flow. |
| Earthquake | A sudden shaking in Earth's crust. |
| Focus | The point where bour Earth's autmossphere. |
| Epicenter | The point on Earth' susrface directly above the foucs of an earthquake. |
| Magnitude | The amount of energy relesed by an earthquake. |
| Tsuanmi | A huge wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean. |
| Richer Scale | A scale used to measurde the level of earthquakes based on secsmagraph readings. |