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Volcanoes and Earthquakes

This game was designed to help fourth graders learn more terms about volcanoes and earthquakes.

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lavahot, melted rock that flows from a volcano
eartha slightly flattened sphere made of three major layers
crustthe outer layer of the earth
mantlethe middle layer of the earth
corethe inner layer of the earth
magmahot melted rock deep within the earth
pressurethe force exerted on a certain area
volcanoa mountain with an opening through which lava, ashes, rocks, and other materials come out
plateone of twenty sections of solid rock that make up the earth's crust
seismographan instrument for recording the direction, strength, and time of earthquakes or other movements of the earth's crust
faulta crack in the earth's crust along which rocks move
folded mountainmountain that forms when two plates in the earth's crust collide and the edges of the plates crumple
fault-block mountaina mountain that forms when a big block of rock moves up along a fault


Mary Maggiore

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