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Science Explosion v4, chapter 1

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debris flow   Mud and rock fragments that surge down a mountain when part of it collapses  
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earthquake   An event that occurs when rocks along the plate boundaries shift suddenly and release their stored energy  
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epicenter   The point on the earth directly above the focus  
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fault   A break in the earth's surface along which rock can move  
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focus   Beginning point of an earthquake  
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geyser   A spring that periodically blows steam and hot water into the air  
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hot spot   A volcano that occurs where a pool of intensely hot magma rises toward the surface, melting rock until it breaks through the crust  
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hot spring   Water that rises to the earth's surface as it is heated by a magma pool  
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igneous rock   Rock formed as magma and lava harden  
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lava   Magma that has broken through the surface of the earth  
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lithosphere   The crust and upper area of the earth’s mantle  
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magma chamber   Pockets of molten rock deep in the earth's lithosphere  
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magnitude   The strength of the seismic waves of an earthquake.  
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mud pot   A hot spring that has more mud than water  
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plate boundary   The place where plates meet  
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plates   Large pieces of the earth's crust that floats on the melted rock in the earth's mantle  
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pyroclastic flow   An avalanche of red-hot dust and gases that races down the sides of some volcanoes  
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Ring of Fire   A ring of volcanoes found in an area around the Pacific Ocean  
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seismograph   A machine scientists use to detect, time, and measure the movements of the earth.  
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seismologist   Scientists who study the movement of the earth.  
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seismic wave   Vibrations or waves of energy related to earthquakes  
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tephra   A mixture of cinder, ash, and rock  
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tsunami   Giant waves caused by earthquake, volcano, or landslides occuring under or near the ocean.  
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vog   Volcanic fog or gases (deadly)  
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volcano   A crack in the earth's crust through which molten rock comes to the surface  
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volcanologist   A scientist who studies volcanoes  
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