Science Content 1: Earthquakes Vocabulary LL

Front

The large pieces of Earth's crust.

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Plates

Front

The yellow layer of the Earth.

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Core

Front

The red layer of the Earth.

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Mantle

Front

What is this?

Back

Earth

Front

The green and blue layer of the Earth.

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Crust

Front

The process by which rocks break down due to natural forces.

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Weathering

Front

The sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that causes seismic waves.

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Earthquake

Front

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

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Epicenter

Front

The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.

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Richter Scale

Front

A series of ocean waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, often due to an earthquake.

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Tsunami