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Pregunta | Respuesta |
Crater | Created after an eruption blows the top off a volcano |
Magma V lava | Magma is molten rock beneath the earth, it is called lava when it reaches the eaths surface, when it cools it forms rock |
Pyroclastic flow | Mixture of hot steam, ash, rock and dust, which rolls down the side of a volcano at high speeds |
Lahar | If the ash and mud from a volcanic eruption mix with rain water or melting snow, fast moving mudflows are created called lahars. |
Tsunami | A special type of wave where the entire depth of the ocean is set in motion, often by an earthquake which displaces the water above it and creates a huge wave |
Super volcano | Colossal volcano that erupts at least 1,000km3 of material |
Caldera | The huge depression that marks the collapse of the magma chamber |
Fissures | Extended openings along a line of weakness that allow magma to escape |
Geothermal | Water that is heated beneath the ground, which comes to the surface in a variety of ways |
Geyser | A geothermal feature - water erupts into the air under pressure |
Hot spot | A section of the earths crust where plumes of magma rise, weakening the crust |
Magma chamber | A collection of magma inside the earth below the volcano |
Vent | Main outlet for magma to escape |
Secondary vents | Smaller outlets through which magma escapes |
Short term response | Ability to recover immediately after an earthquake, eg. rescuing people, dealing with injuries, providing shelter food+water, dealing with leaking gas and electricity cables |
Long term response | Designing earthquake proof buildings, homes, factories, rebuilding the city, long term loans off other countries to help rebuild, medical facilities |
Core | Centre of the earth |
Mantle | Contains magma which moves slowly. Convection currents occur here which causes plates to move |
Crust | Outer layer of the earth. Divided into slabs called tectonic plates |
Oceanic crust | Newer - less than 200 million years Denser Can sink Can be renewed and destroyed in the mantle |
Continental Crust | Older - over 200 million Less dense Cant sink Cant be renewed or destroyed in the mantle |
Earthquake | Sudden and violent shaking of the earth, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earths crust |
Earth tremor | A small earthquake, vibration through the earths crust |
After shock | A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large one |
Fault line | A line on a rock surface or ground that traces a geological fault |
Focus | The point beneath the earths surface where rock breaks under stress and the plates shift |
Epicentre | The point on the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake |
Richter scale | Numerical scale expressing magnitude of an earthquake |
Seismometer | Instruments that measure movements of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes |
Seismograph | An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes such as force and duration |
Magnitude | A measure of the amount of energy that is released during an earthquake |
The 3 P's policy | Predict, prepare, protect |
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