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Keywords plates

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Inner core   The centre of the earth  
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Crust   The outside layer of the earth  
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Lava   Magma that has reached the outside of the earths surface  
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Convection currents   Currents that move in circular motion in the mantle that help move plates  
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Plates   Pieces of the earths surface that make up the earth (like a puzzle)  
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Plate tectonics   The study of plates  
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Continental plates   Plates with land on top of them  
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Oceanic plates   Plates that have oceans on top of them  
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Plate Boundary   When an oceanic and continental plate meet  
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Eurasian plate   The plate Ireland sits on  
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Pangea   A huge, historic land mass that used to cover the earths surface  
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Divergent plates   Plates that separate/divide  
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Convergent plates   Plates that collide  
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Transform plates   Plates that slide past each other (traffic)  
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Mid Ocean Ridge   An underwater mountain range  
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Volcanic islands   Mountains on the seabed rise up to the surface of the ocean  
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Crater   The opening hole on top of a volcano  
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Magma chamber   Where magma is stored in a volcano  
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Vent   The passage in a volcano that joins the magma chamber and crater  
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Active volcano   A volcano that erupts regularly  
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Dormant volcano   A volcano that hasn’t erupted in a while but could erupt again  
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Extinct   The volcano has not erupted in thousands of years  
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Earthquake   A sudden movement or trembling of the earths surface  
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Focus   The beginning point of an earthquake  
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Seismic waves   The waves that cause trembling from the focus point of an earthquake  
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Epicentre   The centre of the earthquake on the earths surface  
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Aftershock   An earthquake taking place after another earthquake  
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Seismograph   An instrument that helps us measure an earthquake  
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Richter scale   An instrument that shows the strength of an earthquake (magnitude)  
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Tsunami   Huge waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions taking place under the sea  
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Short term response   Something that has to be done immediately after a disaster  
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Long term response   Something that will take a long time to do after a disaster  
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Fold Mountains   Mountains that have been formed by convergent plates  
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Anticline   In mountain ranges anticline is the rock that goes upwards  
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Syncline   In mountain ranges syncline is the rock that goes downwards  
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