Volcanoes and Earthquakes

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What is the difference between magma and lava?

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Lava is magma that has reached the surface of the Earth.

Front

Where is magma found?

Back

Magma is found below the Earth's surface.

Front

What are the huge pieces of the Earth's crust called?

Back

They are called tectonic plates.

Front

What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?

Back

Lava.

Front

What natural disaster is caused by the eruption of molten rock?

Back

Volcanic eruption.

Front

What is the process of magma rising to the surface called?

Back

Volcanism.

Front

What is a tectonic plate boundary?

Back

It is where two tectonic plates meet.

Front

What is an earthquake?

Back

An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

Front

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

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The epicenter.

Front

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

Back

Magma.