Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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What are the two main types of plate boundaries where earthquakes occur?

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Convergent and Transform boundaries.

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What is the name of the chain of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Plate?

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Ring of Fire.

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What is a volcano?

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An opening in the earth’s crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.

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What is the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called?

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Magma.

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What is an earthquake?

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The shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy.

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What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates?

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Epicenter.

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What is the term for a fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved?

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Fault.

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What is lava?

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Magma that has reached the Earth's surface.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.