Earthquakes and Volcanoes

The deepest layer of the earth is called the ____________.

• epicenter
• mantle
• core
• crust

The shaking of the Earth's crust is called a(n) _________.

• focus
• earthquake
• fault
• epicenter

What is #12?

• Lava
• Magma
• Vent
• Crater

The underground point where an earthquake starts is called the ___________.

• epicenter
• focus
• fault
• plates

The instrument that records waves of an earthquake is called a _____________.

• seismograph
• mantle
• epicenter
• core

The layer of Earth that includes land and ocean floor is called the ___________.

• core
• mantle
• crust
• focus

What is #11?

• Vent
• Lava
• Crater
• Magma

Huge slabs of land on the crust and upper mantle are called ____________.

• faults
• plates
• seismographs
• earthquakes

What is the hottest layer of Earth?

• outer core
• inner core
• crust
• mantle

A break in Earth's crust that includes land and ocean floor is a __________.

• mantle
• focus
• epicenter
• fault