Earthquake & Volcano

climatic hazard is...

• weather-related, hydrometeorological events which can cause harm to humans, property, livelihoods, resources, and the environment.

• threats caused by the movement of tectonic plates that have the potential to cause damage to life, property, the environment, human activity and/or the economy.

tectonic hazard is...

• weather-related, hydrometeorological events which can cause harm to humans, property, livelihoods, resources, and the environment.

• threats caused by the movement of tectonic plates that have the potential to cause damage to life, property, the environment, human activity and/or the economy.

What happens at this plate boundary?

• the plates are moving apart from one another. The movement of the plates over the mantle can cause earthquakes.

• the plates are moving towards one another. It usually involves an oceanic plate and a continental plate. This movement can cause earthquakes and volcanoes. 

• the plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or in the same direction but at different speeds. There are no volcanoes

What happens at this plate boundary?

• the plates are moving apart from one another. The movement of the plates over the mantle can cause earthquakes.

• the plates are moving towards one another. It usually involves an oceanic plate and a continental plate. This movement can cause earthquakes and volcanoes. 

• the plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or in the same direction but at different speeds. There are no volcanoes

What happens at this plate boundary?

• the plates are moving apart from one another. The movement of the plates over the mantle can cause earthquakes.

• the plates are moving towards one another. It usually involves an oceanic plate and a continental plate. This movement can cause earthquakes and volcanoes. 

• the plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or in the same direction but at different speeds. There are no volcanoes

What is focus?

• The point inside the Earth's crust where the earthquake originates from

• The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus

What is epicentre?

• The point inside the Earth's crust where the earthquake originates from

• The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus

What type of volcano is this?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

What type of volcano is this?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

What is magma?

• molten and semi-molten rock mixture found under the surface of Earth

• A molten rock flows onto earth’s surface