Vocabulary Chapter 2
Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Lesson 4- Earthquakes

1. Earthquake-
   
   
   
   
2. Earthquake belts-
   
   • Circum-Pacific belt-
     
     
     
   • Alpide belt-
     
     
     
   • Fault-
     
     
     
     
3. Focus-
   
   
   
   
4. Epicenter-
   
   
   
   
5. Earthquake Waves-
   
   • Compression-
     
     
     
     
   • Shear-
     
     
     
     
   • Surface-
     
     
     
     
6. Magnitude-
   
   
   Lesson 4 continued
   
7. Richter Scale-
   
   
   
   
8. Seismograph-
   
   
   
   
9. Strike-slip Fault/ San Andreas Fault
   
   
   
   
10. Tsunami-
    
    
    
    

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    Lesson 5
    
11. 2 definitions of volcano-
    
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12. Paricutin-
    
    
    
    
13. Active Volcano-
    
    
    
14. Dormant Volcano-
    
    
15. Extinct Volcano-
    
    
    
    
16. Lava Dome-
    
    
    
    
17. Viscous-
    
    
    
    
18. 3 ways that volcanoes form 1. Subduction Zone Volcanoes-
    
    
    
    
    1. Rift Zone Volcanoes-
       
       
       
       
    2. Hot Spot Volcanoes-
       
       
       
       
19. Tilt Meter-
    
    
    
    

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    Lesson 6
    
20. Magma-
    
    
    
21. Magma Chamber-
    
    
    
22. Fissure-
    
    
23. Dike-
    
    
    
    
24. Side Vent-
    
    
    
    
25. Lava-
    
    
    
    
26. Conduit-
    
    
    
    
27. Main Vent-
    
    
    
    
28. Crater-
    
    
    
    
29. Tuff-
    
    

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