Geology Vocabulary #2

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The point on Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake started.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The point beneath Earth's surface where rock first breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.

The fastest seismic waves that will arrive at a location before other seismic waves. These waves can move through solids and liquids.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The slower of the seismic body waves that is more destructive than the first wave. These waves can only travel through solids.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A smaller earthquake following the main event of a large earthquake.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts though the crust above it.

A steep, hill or small mountain made of ash and cinders piled up around a volcano's opening.

A tall, steep mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials.

A wide, gently-sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.