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Seismology & Volcanology Worksheet: Earthquakes & Volcanoes

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SEISMOLOGY – the study of ___________________
Effects/Disasters from EQ’s
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EQ
WAVES
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EARTHQUAKE - the ________________ of the ground caused by a
________________________________
________________________________
sudden ____________________of rock along a plate _____________________
P
S
________
_______
SEISMOMETER or
SEISMOGRAPH
FAULT – a _________________________ in Earth’s crust such as the
_________________ ________________ in California
The machine that measures the
______________
FOCUS – is the
EPICENTER – the spot on Earth’s
of an _______________________
_________________ spot
______________ directly
________________ where the
____________ the spot where the
earthquake originated (started)
earthquake happened
MAGNITUDE = __________________________
VOLCANOES – a ____________ spot in Earth’s _________
where_________________________, rocks and gas erupt.
WHERE ARE VOLCANOES?
LAVA
_________ Earth
vs
Effects/Disasters from Volcanoes
____________________boundaries
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along __________________zones
MAGMA
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_____________ Earth
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________________________________
_________ _______________ like the
Hawaiian Island Chain
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