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JC: Shaping the crust

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show Centre of the Earth. It is the hottest part.  
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show Lies under the crust. Is made of molten / semi molten rock called magma.  
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show Outer layer of the earth. It is made of solid rock.  
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Plate   show
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Boundary   show
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Convection Currents   show
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show The movement of plates due to convection currents.  
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show Plates that collide with each other. These cause fold mountains, volcanic mountains and earthquakes.  
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show Plates that separate. These cause volcanic activity that results in volcanic mountains, volcanic islands and mid ocean ridges.  
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show Plates slide past each other. These cause earthquake activity which results in earthquakes and fault lines.  
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show Melted rock.  
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Magma   show
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show The edge of the Pacific Plate. A lot of volcanic activity occurs here.  
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Mid Ocean Ridge   show
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Vent   show
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show The top of the volcanic mountain from which lava flows.  
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show Magma rises up to form a magma chamber in the mantle.  
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show These volcanoes erupt regularly e.g. Mt Etna in Sicily  
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show These volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but may erupt again. e.g. Mt Vesuvius in Italy  
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show These volcanoes have not erupted in recorded history e.g Slemish Co Antrim  
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show A natural hot spring that boils and lets out a large burst of water and steam from time to time.  
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Tremor   show
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Faultline   show
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Focus   show
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show The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus.Tremors are strongest here.  
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show An instrument that measures the tremors in the Earths crust.  
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show A person who studies earthquakes.  
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show Used to show the strength of an earthquake. The scale ranges from 1 to 12.  
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Tsunami   show
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show Form when two plates collide with each other.  
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Anticline   show
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show A downfold / valley.  
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