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Earthquakes + Volcanoes Review
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The energy released by an earthquake is known as...
Seismic Waves
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Explain what causes an earthquake. You must include the word "stress" in your answer.
Plates get stuck... pressure "STRESS" builds... until rock breaks.
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Name the three places volcanoes are created.
Convergent Boundary, Divergent Boundary, + Hot Spot
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The name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
Pangaea
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The layer of Earth made from liquid metal.
outer core
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Name THREE pieces of evidence that Alfred Wegener used for his Theory of Continental Drift.
Fit of Continents, Rocks, Fossils, + Climate
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The "power" of an earthquake is known as its ____________.
Magnitude
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Name the three life stages of volcanoes.
Active, Dormant, + Extinct
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What causes the difference between quiet eruptions + explosive eruptions?
Explosive eruptions come from built up pressure within the volcano!
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In an explosive eruption, hot smoke and ash, called _______ can come out of a volcano.
Pyroclastic Flow
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This mineral broke into irregular pieces (crumbles). This is known as...
fracture
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What is the difference between the hypocenter (focus) and the epicenter of an earthquake?
Hypocenter = under ground starting point, Epicenter = point on surface above the hypo
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Some minerals have high ______ because they can be stretched into thin wires.
ductility
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Name the three plate boundaries.
Convergent, Divergent, + Transform
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A crack in Earth formed by an earthquake is known as a _________.
Fault
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Explain the difference between constructive and destructive forces.
Constructive build up. Destructive break down.
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The combination of ______ and _____ form metamorphic rock.
Pressure + Heat
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How are magma + lava the same? How are they different?
Same - molten rock, turn into igneous, etc. Different - location, temperature, etc.
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