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ch. 7 science vocab

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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ch. 7 science vocab

Ireland Gates

crust

Earths solid surface containing the continents and ocean floor

original horizontality

the idea that many kinds form flat horizontal layers

continental drift

the idea of a supercontinent split apart into peices

sea-floor spreading

the idea that that new crust is at ridges in the sea floor
Photo by wockerjabby

magma

hot melted rock under Earths surface
Photo by pierre c. 38

plate tectonics

 idea that Earths surface is broken into plates that slide away from each

mantle

layer beneath Earths surface

subduction

the sliding of an ocean plate when another ocean plate colide
Photo by Edgar Barany

fault

a huge crack in Earth surface

focus

the point where an earthquake starts
Photo by martinluff

seismic wave

vibration that spreads away from a focus when an earth 

epicenter

the  point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

aftershock

shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an earthquake
Photo by Tex Texin

seismograph

 sensitive device that detects the shaking from a eathquake
Photo by missyleone

magnitude

 the amount of energy released by an earthquake

vent

the central opening in a volcanic area through which magma can escape
Photo by bump

lava

magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows through a vent
Photo by gnuckx

crater

a cup like hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent

hot spot

very hot part of the Earth's mantle

cinder-cone volcano

a steep sided volcano with explosive rocks
Photo by LassenNPS

shield volcano

a wide, gently sloped cone that forms from flows of lava
Photo by filippo_jean

composite volcano

 cone formed from explosive eruptions  then a flow of lava over and over

geothermal energy

heat from below Earth's surface
Photo by Alan Vernon.