Earthquakes And Volcanos Flashcards
A vibration cussed by an earthquake
Seismic wave
An instrument that detects and records vibrations
Seismometer
An instrument that detects and records earthquake; shows seismic waves curvy lines a long a graph
Seismograph
Bridges buildings and roads were wrecked because of the Earthquake
San Francisco
Affected people by destroying 250 home
Mount saint helens
Earthquakes affect the environment by knocking down trees and causing
Landslides
Volcanoes affect the environment by the air
Polluting
Volcanoes affect the environment by animals losing their
Habitatats
Volcanoes affect the environment by the hot can burn forest
Lava
Is a mountain that builds up around an opening in the earth crust
Volcano
Volcanoes can affect plants by The plants
Killing
Can help plants grow
Volcanic soil
Is a sudden shaking of earths crust
Earthquake
Sudden movements along a Is what causes earthquakes an ocean earthquake may cause a tsunami
Fault
Is a line of weakness rocks
Fault
Giving people advance notice of earthquakes and volcanoes can help keep them
Safe
Natural hazzards have helped scientists understand more about earths
Structure
Volcanoes occur at opening in the earths
Crust
An ocean may cause a
Tsunami