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Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Vocab for earthquakes and volcanoes

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earthquakereleases energy in the form of seismic waves
epicenterthe point on the earth's surface where the erthquakes shaking is the strongest
volcanoany opening on the earth's surface that has emitted lava
shield volcanoa volcano that forms from layers of slow moving lava
composite volcanoa volcano that forms from alternating layers of lava and volcanic debris
focusthe point of an earthquake in the crustwhere the breakage occus
cinder cone volcanoa volcano with steeply sloping sides that forms from explosive eruptions
lavamagma that reaches the earth's surface
seismic wavesthe vibrations produced by an earthquake
tsunamisa huge ocean wave that can be triggered by an earthquake
craterThe hollowed out area at the top of volcano
ventwhere lava emerges from a volcano

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