Earthquakes And Volcanos Flashcards

1
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A vibration cussed by an earthquake

A

Seismic wave

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2
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An instrument that detects and records vibrations

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Seismometer

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3
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An instrument that detects and records earthquake; shows seismic waves curvy lines a long a graph

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Seismograph

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4
Q

Bridges buildings and roads were wrecked because of the Earthquake

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San Francisco

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5
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Affected people by destroying 250 home

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Mount saint helens

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6
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Earthquakes affect the environment by knocking down trees and causing

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Landslides

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7
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Volcanoes affect the environment by the air

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Polluting

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8
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Volcanoes affect the environment by animals losing their

A

Habitatats

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9
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Volcanoes affect the environment by the hot can burn forest

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Lava

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10
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Is a mountain that builds up around an opening in the earth crust

A

Volcano

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11
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Volcanoes can affect plants by The plants

A

Killing

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12
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Can help plants grow

A

Volcanic soil

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13
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Is a sudden shaking of earths crust

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Earthquake

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14
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Sudden movements along a Is what causes earthquakes an ocean earthquake may cause a tsunami

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Fault

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15
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Is a line of weakness rocks

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Fault

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16
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Giving people advance notice of earthquakes and volcanoes can help keep them

17
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Natural hazzards have helped scientists understand more about earths

18
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Volcanoes occur at opening in the earths

19
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An ocean may cause a