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Volcanoes and Earthquakes

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convergent boundarywhen two plates slide toward each other
divergent boundarywhen two plates slide away from each other
faulta break in the earth's crust
focusthe underground piont where an earthquake takes place
epicenterthe point on the surface directly over the focus
richter scaleearthquake magnitude scale
cratera steep-sided depression at top of a volcano
geyserheated groundwater that spews from earth's crust
plate boundaryplace where two plates meet
crustouter most portion of the earth
lithospherethe earth's crust and part of the mantle



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