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Cause and
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Vocabulary
A sudden
movement of
Earth’s crust.
What is an
earthquake?
This measures how
strong an
earthquake is.
What is the Richter
Scale?
A person who
study’s
earthquakes.
What is a
seismologist?
A slow movement
along a fault.
What is a creep?
When an
earthquake occurs
on the ocean floor,
it can cause this.
What is a tsunami?
An opening in
Earth’s crust that
emits hot ash,
gasses and molten
rock .
What is a volcano?
When pressure
pushes magma to
the earth’s surface,
it becomes this.
What is lava?
When a volcano
erupts, this kind of
rock can be
formed, changing
the surface of
earth.
What is igneous
rock?
This Washington
volcano is known
for an eruption that
blew off the top of
the mountain in
1980.
What is Mount
Saint Helen?
This is the name for the
area in the Pacific
Ocean that is known for
its high level of volcanic
activity.
What is the Ring of
Fire?
A sudden movement
of loose rock and soil
down a steep slope.
What is a
landslide?
When large sections of
rock break along
cracks and topple over
each other.
What is a rock
slide?
If you have built a
house on one of these,
you may be at risk of a
landslide.
What is a hillside,
or cliff?
This powerful force
can lead to loose
soil, which can
cause more risk for
landslides.
What is fire?
This natural force is
what makes steep
slopes a more likely
place for landslides
to occur.
What is gravity?
Hot ash, lava,
volcanic bombs,
and more land.
What is a volcano?
Damaged land and
destroyed
structures.
What is an
earthquake?
Land suddenly
becomes covered
with mud.
What is a
mudslide?
Magma rises to the
earth’s surface.
What is pressure
builds beneath
earth’s surface?
A tsunami occurs.
What is an
earthquake that
takes place on the
ocean floor?
A crack in the
Earth’s crust.
What is a fault?
Molten rock
beneath earth’s
surface.
What is magma?
The study of
earthquakes.
What is
seismology?
The place on the
earth’s surface
where the
earthquake feels
the strongest.
What is an
epicenter?
The place beneath
the earth’s surface
where an
earthquake
originates.
What is the focus?
Make your wager
Explain how a volcano
erupts.
What is pressure
pushes magma to an
opening in the
earth’s surface,
causing lava, ash and
gases to escape?