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

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

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

Front

What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released?

Back

earthquake

Front

What do you call melted rock below the Earth's surface?

Back

magma

Front

An earthquake of 3.0 would do this.

Back

No damage, just shaking