In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: earthquake Answer: movements of the ground due to sudden release of Question: Answer: point in earth's interior where the earthquake Question: seismic Answer: waves of energy released by an earth Question: Answer: point on earth's directly above the focus Question: elastic Answer: return of deformed rock back to undeformed shape Question: body Answer: seismic that move through the inside (body) of earth Question: p Answer: push-pull body Question: s waves Answer: side-to-side body Question: waves Answer: waves that move on earth's surface Question: Answer: all seismic waves are on a Question: Answer: pen traces vibrations onto a moving drum of a to create a Question: scale Answer: numerical scale based on height of the seismic wave Question: magnitude scale Answer: only useful for , shallow quakes Question: mercalli scale Answer: roman number scale that measure the intesity created by an Question: liquefaction Answer: where soil and rock are saturated with , earthquakes Question: Answer: is a wave formed when the ocean floor suddenly during an earthquake Question: gap
Answer: an area a fault where there has not been any earthquake activity for a long period of time Question: crust Answer: thin, outer layer of earths is divided into oceanic and continental Question: mantleAnswer: over 82% of earths volume is in the mantle a solid, rocky shell that extends to depth of 2890 kilometers Question: outer Answer: layer beneath the mantle about 2260 kilometers thick, iron and generates earths magnetic field Question: coreAnswer: are compressed into a solid by the immense pressure Question: mohoAnswer: is the boundary separating the crust from the , discernible by an increase in the the velocity of seismic waves Question: ring of Answer: volcano belt that rims the ocean Question: hot spot Answer: volcanic areas far from boundaries Question: Answer: a of fluids resistance to flow Question: ventAnswer: an in the surface of earth through which molten rock and gasses and released Question: pyroclastic Answer: the volcanic rock ejected during an including ash bombs and blocks Question: volcano Answer: opening that magma to escape to the surface Question: Answer: the depression at the summit of a volcano or that which is produced by a impact Question: volcano Answer: a gently sloping volcano built from fluid basaltic lavas Question: cinder Answer: a volcano built primarily of pyroclastic material ejected from a single vent Question: volcano Answer: of and pyroclastic both lava flows material Question: Answer: large depression typically caused by collapes or ejection of the area of a volcano Question: Answer: mudflow made up of water-soaked ash and rock Question: Answer: intrusive igneous structure that results from the cooling and hardening of magma beneath the surface of Question: sillAnswer: igneous body formed when magma is injected along sedimentary bedding Question: laccolithAnswer: a igneous body intruded between preexisting strata Question: Answer: tabular-shaped intrusive igneous feature that when magma is injected into fractures in the surrounding rocks, cutting across preexisting rock layers Question: Answer: a large mass of igneous rock that formed when magma intruded at depth, became crystallized, and subsequently was exposed by |
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