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Vocab Volcanoes Earthquakes Plates Misc
FINAL
What is a “Sky-light”
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A hole in the top of a lava tube
What is the difference between Lava and Magma
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Magma is liquid earth below the surface, and when it come to the surface it changes its
name to lava
The term used for one plate sliding under another plate
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Sub-duction
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The name of the point where the earthquake actually occurs
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Focus
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The name of the earthquake scale that measures destruction
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Mercalli
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What are the three types of Volcanoes
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Strato (composite), shield, and cinder cone
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What type of volcano is Hawaii, and how was it formed
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Shield Volcano, weak spot in the plate that moved over a magma chamber
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The name of the process of moving heat within the earth in a circular pattern
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Convection
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Strato volcanoes are explosive and produce Pyroclastic Flows. What are Pyroclastic Flows
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Hot gaseous avalanches containing ash, cinders, and
other pieces (pyroclastic)
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What is the name given to the area around the Pacific where many volcanoes are located
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Ring of Fire
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What is the Epicenter
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Surface location of an earthquake
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What are the four types of waves given off when an earthquake hits
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P Waves (primary)
S Waves (secondary)
Rayleigh Waves
Love Waves
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What is the difference between a Fold and a Fault
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A Fold is a bend in the land and a fault is when it cracks
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The type of plate movement we experience in California
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Transgressional or transformational movement
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How much stronger is a 7.0 earthquake than a 4.0
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1000 times stronger
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What are the names of the two plates in California
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Pacific Plate and North American Plate
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What is produced at the contact point between an Oceanic plate and a continental plate
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Trench
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What are the three types of plate movement (3 or 4 will be accepted)
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Divergent, Transgression, and Convergent (subduction & over-riding)
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What type of feature is created when two continental plates collide
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Very tall non-volcanic mountains -Himalayas
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The type of movement that is located along the Mid Atlantic Ridge
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Divergent
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What was Pangaea
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All land masses were once connected
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What is the Richter Scale
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Scale used to determine earthquake force
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Where did Volcanoes get their name
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Roman God – blacksmith - Vulcan
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Who is Pelee
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Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes
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What is a Lahar
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When Pyroclastic flows encounter water, and create a slurry of cement like gunk
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Loma Prieta Earthquake
Why did San Francisco endure so much more damage in the Marina district than the city of San Jose which was 50 miles closer to the epicenter
Liquefaction – Marina district was built on land-fill, and therefore shook with much more force, because the land was so much more unstable