Earthquake and Volcano Vocab

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What is a large volcano with gentle slopes of basaltic lava, located along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hot spots?

Back

Shield volcano.

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

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Epicenter.

Front

What is the point at the depth where the rocks ruptured to produce earthquakes, and where quake waves originate?

Back

Focus.

Front

What is the term for liquid magma that reaches the surface of the earth?

Back

Lava.

Front

What is a large, steep-sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of lava along convergent plate boundaries?

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Composite volcano.

Front

What is the term for a fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock have moved past each other?

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Fault.

Front

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

Back

Magma.

Front

What is the geological process called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the geological process called when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What is a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts small amounts of lava and is typically formed from cinders?

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Cinder cone volcano.