Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Term

Lesson 6
click to flip
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't know

Term

earthquakes
Remaining cards (14)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Vocab 6&7

TermDefinition
Lesson 6
earthquakes Ground movementthat occur when block of rock in earth move suddenly,and release.
focus A place within earth along a at which the first motion of earthquake occurs.
epicenter Directly above the focus on earths surface
tectonic plate boundry Where two or more tectonic plates meet
fault a break in earths crust along which block of rock move
deformation The process by which rock becomes and changes shape due to stress
elastic forbound The return of rock to its original shape after elastic deformation
Lesson 7
volcano only place where gas,ash,or melted rock comes out of the ground
magma The less dense than the solid rock,so it rises toward the surface.
lava magma that has reached earths surface
vent openng of a volcano
tectonic plates Giant sections of lithosphere on eraths surface
hot spot a location where a column of extremely hot mantle rock rises through the asthenspere
Created by: tp02145
Popular Earth Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards