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A crack or break in the Earth's Crust.
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Fault
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A sudden movement of the Earth's Surface "Shaking ground:.
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Earthquake
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A crack or break in the Earth's Crust.
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A sudden movement of the Earth's Surface "Shaking ground:.
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The hanging wall slides down the footwall due to tension forces.
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The hanging wall slides up the footwall due to compression forces.
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The wall that is larger on top and smaller on the bottom - "Hangs above the fault".
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The wall that is smaller on top and larger on the bottom - "Where your feet go".
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Where two plates slide past each other due to shear forces.
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Force that 's pulling in opposite directions
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Force that pushes plates together
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Force that tears things apart.
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Any wave caused by an Earthquake.
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Point inside the earth where energy is released.
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First, fastest, unstoppable earthquake wave. Starts at the focus.
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2nd, medium speed, no liquids, also starts at the focus.
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Last, slowest, causes the most damage, starts at the epicenter.
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Point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus (Point of greatest damage)
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Machine that records earthquakes.
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Printout of earthquake waves
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Method of finding earthquake epicenter
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Area of the Earth that doesn't receive all the earthquake waves.
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The difference in arrival time of P and S waves at a seismograph location.
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How deep the focus of the earthquake is (Distance between focus and epicenter).
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When the ground acts like a liquid due to the shaking from an earthquake
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Scale that measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake (Powers of 10) (measures magnitude)
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Scale that measures the amount of damage done by an earthquake 1 to 12 (measures intensity)
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energy released by an earthquake
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damage caused by an earthquake (subjective)
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tidal wave - huge water wave created by plate movement.
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the breaking point
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things that can happen prior to the big quake.
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hypothesis that continents move across surface of Earth
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The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents "Supercontinent"
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A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift
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The geologist that discovered sea floor spreading
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The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
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Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections
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The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
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A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
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the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
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The cycle of heating, rising, and cooling that is believe to move the plates
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The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.
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The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
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where a denser ocean plate goes beneath a less dense plate
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A break in the earth's crust, usually separating two plates
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a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion, causing major earthquakes
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A naturally occurring solid mixture of rock fragments, minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter or other natural materials.
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sequence of events in which rocks are formed, destroyed, altered, and reformed by geological processes (a continuous process where one rock type changes into another).
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Inorganic, solid crystalline substances found naturally in the earth.
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A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together in layers
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A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
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Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
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Igneous rock that forms from lava on or near Earth's surface
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Solid materials such as rock fragments, plant and animal remains, or minerals that are carried by water, wind, ice, gravity, or some other natural force and settle in a new location (bottom of a body of water or at the foot of hills and mountains)
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Molten rock beneath the planet's surface.
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Molten rock that reaches a planet's surface through a volcano or other opening in the crust
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rock that is changed by great HEAT and PRESSURE or the presence of a hot fluid.
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The process by which natural forces break down rocks and minerals.
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3 kinds of Sedimentary Rock
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Process that can form sedimentary rocks
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2 detrital sedimentary rocks
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3 Major uses of Rock
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Two types of Metamorphic Rock
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non-foliated metamorphic rocks
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Term used to describe metamorphic rocks whose grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands.
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Two Types of Igneous rocks
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foliated metamorphic rocks
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magma that has lots of iron and magnesium
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magma that is thick and stiff and has lots of silica
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magma that is a combination of the other two types
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2 extrusive igneous rocks
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2 intrusive igneous rocks
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2 chemical sedimentary rocks
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2 organic sedimentary rocks
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A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
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The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano
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A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening
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An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
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broad, gently sloping volcano formed by quiet eruptions of basaltic lava
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rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.
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steep-sloped deposit of solid fragments ejected from a volcano
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tall mountain with steep sides and wide base, made up of alternate layers of ash, cinder, and lava.
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Distinct layers of rock
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billowing hot ash cloud above the flow
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the flow of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases down the side of a volcano during an explosive eruption
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rock size particles the next in size; these coarse fragments can range from 2 mm (0.08 inch) up to about 64 mm (2.5 inches).
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rock particles the size of grains of rice.
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It is a tiny bit of fine powder that erupts from a volcano.
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See image
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rock particle size from a loaf of bread to a small car, ejected from a volcano.
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a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression
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Magma that reaches Earth's surface
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Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
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crack in the earth's surface associated with underwater volcanoes
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large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
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A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock layers
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a slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock
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solid igneous core of a volcano left behind after the softer cone has been eroded
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solid material clogging up the top of the volcanic pipe or vent
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central tube of a volcano, transports magma to the surface
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a scientist who studies volcanoes
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inactive, sleeping
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no longer active; has lost it's heat source and can't erupt
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said of a volcano that is erupting or has shown signs of erupting in the near future
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the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects
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body of a volcano
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A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
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the way some minerals break along certain lines of weakness
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ordered arrangement of atoms
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light neither reflects or penetrates
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the ability of a mineral to resist being scratched
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how the surface of a mineral reflects light; can be shiny, glassy, dull, or waxy
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light is reflected off the surface
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a naturally occurring substance that is mined or extracted from the ground
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a system for comparing the hardness of a mineral to 10 common minerals
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light is not reflected off the surface
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the color of a mineral in powder form
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a natural resource that is not replaced as it is used
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an energy resource that is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
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a nonrenewable energy resource made from the remains of animals millions of years ago. Petroleum, coal, & natural gas are examples.
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fuel that is obtained from plants and animals
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electricity made from moving water flowing through turbines and turns generators
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heat energy that originates from underground caused by heat from the magma
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energy created by the radioactive decay of uranium used to boil water and spin a turbine
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a crude oil found in geologic formations, formed from the action of intense pressure and heat on dead marine organisms.
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a solid fuel formed from the remains of ancient plants
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a naturally occurring gas found deep underground formed from the decaying bodies of ancient sea animals
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an energy source created by converting kinetic energy of moving air into electricity by spinning a turbine
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an energy source created by radiant light and heat from the sun and harnessed with technology such as photovoltaic cells
