Earthquakes And Volcano Flashcards

1
Q

a vibration caused by an earthquake

A

Seismic waves

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2
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An instrument that detects and records vibrations

A

Seismometer

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3
Q

Earthquakes affect the environment by knocking down trees and causing

A

Landslides

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4
Q

Volcano affect the environment by the air

A

Polluting

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5
Q

Volcano affect the environment by animals losing their

A

Habitat

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6
Q

Volcano affect the environment by the hot Can burn forest

A

Lava

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7
Q

Is a mountain that builds up around an opening in the earth crust

A

Volcano

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8
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Volcano occur at opening in the earth

A

Crust

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9
Q

Volcano can affect plants by the plants

A

Killing

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10
Q

Can help plants grow

A

Volcano soil

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11
Q

Is a sudden shaking earth crust

A

Earthquake

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12
Q

Sudden movement along a is what causes earthquakes

A

Fault

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13
Q

An ocean earthquake may cause a

A

Tsunami

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14
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Is a line of weakness in rock

A

Fault

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15
Q

Giving people advance notice of notice of earthquake and volcano can help keep them

A

Safe

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16
Q

Natural hazards have helped scientists understand more about the earth’s

17
Q

An instrument that detects and records earthquakes

A

Seismograph

18
Q

Bridges building and roads were wrecked because of the earthquake

A

San Francisco

19
Q

Affected people by destroying 250 homes

A

Mount saint Helens