Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Front

What is the difference between magma and lava?

Back

lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth

Front

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

Back

Earthquake

Front

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

Back

plates

Front

What is mostly likely the cause of an earthquake?

Back

stress due to movement in Earth's crust

Front

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Back

Tectonic plates

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

Back

Tectonic Plates

Front

The center point on the surface of an earthquake represented by letter R is called what?

Back

Epicenter

Front

What is a break in the rock layers called?

Back

Fault

Front

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement? Options: Mercalli Scale, Richter Scale, Seismogram Scale, Bernoulli Scale

Back

Richter Scale