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Earthquakes & Volcanoes!. Trivia. Earthquakes. What do you call a crack or fracture in the Earth’s crust?. Earthquakes. What do you call a crack or fracture in the Earth’s crust? A Fault. Earthquakes. Most earthquakes occur along _______ _____________. (2 words). Earthquakes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES!

Trivia

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Earthquakes•What do you call a crack or fracture in the Earth’s crust?

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Earthquakes•What do you call a crack or fracture in the Earth’s crust?

•A Fault

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Earthquakes•Most earthquakes occur along _______ _____________. (2 words)

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Earthquakes•Most earthquakes occur along _______ _____________. (2 words)

Plate Boundaries

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Earthquakes•These are small earthquakes that occur after a major earthquake

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Earthquakes•These are small earthquakes that occur after a major earthquake

Aftershocks

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Earthquakes• Vibrations caused by earthquakes are also known as _________ _________.

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Earthquakes• Vibrations caused by earthquakes are also known as _________ _________.

Seismic Waves

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Earthquakes• List the 3 types of seismic waves caused by earthquakes.

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Earthquakes• List the 3 types of seismic waves caused by earthquakes.

Primary waves, secondary waves, surface waves

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Earthquakes• Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage?a) Primary wavesb) Secondary wavesc) Surface waves

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Earthquakes• Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage?a) Primary wavesb) Secondary wavesc) Surface waves

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Earthquakes• Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest?a) Primary wavesb) Secondary wavesc) Surface waves

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Earthquakes• Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest?a) Primary wavesb) Secondary wavesc) Surface waves

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Earthquakes•What is the point underground called where movement first starts as an earthquake?

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Earthquakes•What is the point underground called where movement first starts as an earthquake?

Focus

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Earthquakes•A water wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide is called ___________.

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Earthquakes•A water wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide is called tsunami.

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Earthquakes•What do scientists locate using seismographs?

a. Liquefactionb. Stressc. Epicentersd. Aftershocks

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Earthquakes•What do scientists locate using seismographs?

a. Liquefactionb. Stressc. Epicentersd. Aftershocks

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•This is another word for an opening in Earth’s crust through which molten rock, rock fragments, and hot gases erupt

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Volcanoes•This is another word for an opening in Earth’s crust through which molten rock, rock fragments, and hot gases erupt

Volcano

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Volcanoes•Molten rock beneath earth’s surface is known as _____________. While molten rock that has reached earth’s surface is called _______________.

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Volcanoes•Molten rock beneath earth’s surface is known as magma. While molten rock that has reached earth’s surface is called lava.

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Volcanoes•The space beneath a volcano where magma collects is called the ________ __________. (2 words)

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Volcanoes•The space beneath a volcano where magma collects is called the magma chamber.

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Volcanoes•Pieces of rock formed from sticky lava are called ____________.

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Volcanoes•Pieces of rock formed from sticky lava are called tephra