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Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Science

Jada Allen CH.7
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crust

Earth's rocky surface

original horizontality

rocks form flat horizontal layers

continental drift

supercontinent split into pieces

sea-floor spreading

new crust  is forming on the seafloor 

magma

molten rock below Earth's surface
Photo by pierre c. 38

plate tectonics

Earth's surface is broken into plates that float on the mantle

mantle

layer beneath the ctust
Photo by wockerjabby

subduction

an ocean plate under another while they collide
Photo by edible_plum

fault

a crack in the crust below the surface may move
Photo by Ben+Sam

focus

where an earthquake starts

seismic wave

vibrations that go away from the focus
Photo by Pulpolux !!!

epicenter

the point above the focus
Photo by quapan

aftershock

more shaking after the earthquake
Photo by Alpat

seismograph

detects the Earth's movement
Photo by wgossett

magnitude

the amount of energy let out of the earthquake
Photo by DVIDSHUB

vent

the opening of the volcano

lava

magma that comes from the mantle
Photo by gnuckx

crater

a bowl like hollow on the top of the volcano

hot spot

hotter spot of the mantle; melts through a plate
Photo by leonardo4it

cinder-cone volcano

steep sided cone like volccano

shield volcano

wide gentle cone like volcano

composite volcano

explosive volcano then gental

geothermal energy

heat from the mantle