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Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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4th Grade
01/18/2009

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EARTHQUAKE

Definition
A VIBRATION, OR SHAKING, OF EARTH'S CRUST
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FOCUS
Definition
THE POINT UNDERGROUND WHERE THE MOVEMENT OF AN EARTHQUAKE FIRST TOOK PLACE
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PLATE
Definition
CONTINENT-SIZED SLAB OF EARTHS CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE
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MAGMA
Definition
MELTED ROCK INSIDE EARTH
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VENT
Definition
THE ROCKY TUBE IN A VOLCANO THROUGH WHICH MAGMA RISES TOWARD THE SURFACE
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EPICENTER
Definition
THE POINT ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH THAT IS RIGHT ABOVE THE FOCUS OF AN EARTHQUAKE 
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VOLCANO
Definition
A MOUTAIN THAT FORMS WHEN RED-HOT MELTED ROCK FLOWS THROUGH A CRACK ONTO EARTHS SURFACE
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SEISMOGRAPH
Definition
AN INSTRUMENT THAT RECORDS EARTHQUAKE WAVES
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MANTLE

Definition
THE THICKEST LAYER OF EARTH; FOUND JUST BELOW THE CRUST
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FAULT

Definition
A BREAK IN EARTHS CRUST ALONG WHICH ROCKS MOVE
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MAGMA CHAMBER
Definition
AN UNDERGROUD POOL BELOW A VOLCANO THAT HOLDS MAGMA
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LAVA
Definition
A MELTED ROCK THAT REACHES EARTHS SURFACE
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CORE
Definition
THE DENSE CENTER OF EARTH; A BALL MADE MOSTLY OF TWO MEATALS, IRON AND NICKEL
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CRATER
Definition
A LARGE BSIN FORMED AT THE TOP OF A VOLCANO WHEN IT FALLS IN ON ITSELF
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CRUST
Definition
EARTHS OUTER LAYER; INCLUDES THE ROCK OF THE ROCK OF THE OCEAN FLOOR AND LARGE AREAS OF LAND
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