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volcano/earthquakes
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | the sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy in the Earth’s crust |
| fault | an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character |
| seismic wave | vibrations generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions that transmit energy through the Earth's interior or along its surface |
| focus | the specific point where rays of light, sound, or other radiation converge (or appear to diverge) after reflection or refraction |
| epicenter | the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. |
| volcano | a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust. |
| hotspot | a fixed, intensely hot area within the Earth's mantle, independent of tectonic plate boundaries, where magma plumes rise to melt the crust and form volcanoes |