Y9 plate tectonic keywords

When the ground shakes because of big movements under the Earth's surface. 

• Earthquake

• Friction

• Volcanic gas

• Magma chamber

A tall mountain where hot, melted rock and ash come out from inside the Earth. 

• Divergent boundary

• Ash

• Volcano

• Crust

Very tiny pieces of rocks and dust that fly into the air when a volcano erupts. 

• Transform boundary

• Volcanic gas

• Ash

• Seismic energy

The super-hot melted rock that flows down from a volcano during an eruption. 

• Lava

• Pyroclastic flow

• Convergent boundary

• Mantle

Gases that escape from a volcano, like steam and smoke. They can be harmful to people and the environment. 

• Hotspot

• Friction

• Earthquake

• Volcanic gas

A fast and extremely hot mix of rocks, ash, and gas that rushes down a volcano during an eruption. It's very dangerous and can destroy everything in its path. 

• Pressure

• Mantle

• Ash

• Pyroclastic flow

The outside layer of our planet. It's where we live and where the land and oceans are. 

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Subduction zone

A big pocket of hot, melted rock below a volcano that can erupt. 

• earthquake

• lava

• inner core

• magma chamber

The big hole in the top of a volcano where ash, lava, and gases come out.

• Seismic energy

• Pressure

• Main volcanic vent

• Mantle

When two pieces of Earth's crust move into each other and can make mountains or deep parts in the sea.

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