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Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Matching exercise
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
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Continental Plate
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Earthquake
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Hot spot
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Magma
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Oceanic plate
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Plate boundaries
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Subduction zone
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Tsunami
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Vent
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
Volcano
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a tectonic plate on which land is found.
where magma comes out of a volcano.
tectonic plate mostly under the ocean.
where magma erupts from the Earth to form a mountain consisting of ash and rocks.
where plates meet.
where an oceanic plate is being forced under a continental plate.
a sudden release of energy that comes about when rocks shift.
hot molten rock.
a massive wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
a place where molten rock comes through to the Earth's Surface.
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