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volcano/earthquake
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | the sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy in the Earth’s crust |
| fault | a defect, flaw, or imperfection in something or someone, responsibility for a failure or wrongdoing, an error in a system or game (like tennis), or in geology, a fracture in the Earth's crust where rock layers shift, often causing earthquakes |
| seismic wave | vibrations of elastic energy that travel through the Earth's interior or along its surface, typically generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, landslides, or man-made explosions |
| focus | a center of activity, attraction, or attention |
| 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. |
| hot spot | a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings. |
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