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| echo-sounding measurements |
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| located in the interior of a plate, are weak spots that allow magma to flow or create a volcano |
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| magma that has reached the earth's surface. |
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| material formed from the elements oxygen and silicon, is one of the most abundant materials in the Earth’s crust and mantle. |
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| is one that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt in the near future. |
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| Dormant (sleeping) volcano |
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| is like a sleeping bear. Scientist expect it to awaken in the future. |
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| is unlikely to erupt again. |
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| the point beneath the surface where the rock is under stress. |
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| the point on the surface directly above the focus. |
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the point on the surface directly above the focus.
10. Seismograph: records the ground movement (vibrations) caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth.
11. Moment Magnitude Scale: it rates the total energy released by an earthquake.
12. Viscosity: the resistance of a liquid to flowing. High viscosity = flows fast. Low viscosity = flows slowly. |
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| records the ground movement (vibrations) caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth. |
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it rates the total energy released by an earthquake.
slowly. |
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| the resistance of a liquid to flowing. High viscosity = flows fast. Low viscosity = flows |
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