Unit D - Plate Tectonics (Vocab) Flashcards
1
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Active volcano
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Volcano that has erupted in the last 10000 years
2
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Dormant volcano
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Volcano that has not erupted in the last 10000 years
3
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Extinct volcano
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Volcano that will never erupt again
4
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Nuclear waste
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Radioactive waste made from used uranium rods
5
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Magma
A
Hot stuff found BELOW the surface
6
Q
Lava
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Hot stuff found ABOVE the surface
7
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Geological time
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Period of thousands, millions, and billions of years in the Earth’s formation
8
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Richter scale
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Scale used to measure earthquakes (1-10)
9
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Seismograph
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Measures the intensity of the earthquake
