volcanoes and earthquakes

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth

• lava is the chamber that magma flows

• lava is the Earth's crust

• lava has a different chemical composition than magma

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• cups

• plates

• dishes

• spoons

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What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates

• Subductions

• Earthquakes

• Convergents

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Biosphere

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

• lava
• fault
• focus
• magma

What do you call melted rock once it hardens on the Earth's surface?

• focus
• magma
• lava
• seismic waves

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_____________ happen when the big pieces of the Earth's crust move.

• Lava
• Magma
• Tectonic Plates
• ThereEarthquakes

The arrow is pointing to...

• an ash cloud
• lava
• magma
• a vent

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__________________ occur when two plates meet and one sinks below the other forming a hill.

• Earthquake

• Volcano

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