Unit 2: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Vocabulary (Spring 2023)

latitude

• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
• volcanic ash mixed with water that runs down the mountainside during an eruption
• point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
• molten rock beneath the earth's surface

longitude

• magma that reaches Earth's surface
• gravity pulls plates down
• point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
• distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

lahar Flow

• volcanic ash mixed with water that runs down the mountainside during an eruption
• molten rock beneath the earth's surface
• when the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from a ridge
• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

convection

• transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
• when the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from a ridge
• point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
• measure of the energy released during an earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

ridge push

• measure of the energy released during an earthquake
• distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
• when the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from a ridge
• transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

gravity pull

• transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
• when the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from a ridge
• distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
• gravity pulls plates down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

magma

• molten rock beneath the earth's surface
• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
• measure of the energy released during an earthquake
• magma that reaches Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

lava

• measure of the energy released during an earthquake
• point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
• distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
• magma that reaches Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

epicenter

• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
• magma that reaches Earth's surface
• point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
• transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

magnitude

• when the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from a ridge
• measure of the energy released during an earthquake
• distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees