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What are continental plates?

Continental plates are pieces of the earth’s crust that are above magma.

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What is a shield volcano?

This type of volcano is built up from smooth flows of lava rather than violent explosions so it has a dome like shape.

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Describe the MANTLE of the earth's layers.

The mantle is the layer below the crust.The rock in this layer is not hard, solid rock though. The mantle is like a thick, hot soup containing a mixture of rock

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baam

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rocket

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fairy

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banana

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Describe the outer core of the earth's layers.

The outer core is about 1,240 miles thick and is made out of mostly liquid iron with some nickel and silicon. This section is also very, very hot!

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What is a cinder cone volcano?

These volcanoes emit mostly ash and cinders so they usually have steep slopes and they are not very large.

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The ____________ is the place on the earth’s surface directly above the focus.

Epicenter

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What is a PARASITIC VENT on a volcano?

A parasitic vent is a secondary vent, usually coming out the side of a volcano.

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Name the 4 layers of the earth

Crust, mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

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trap

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shark

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shark

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thief

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What is GEOLOGY?

the study of the earth

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What do the tectonic plates float on?

The mantle

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shark

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rocket

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banana

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What is magma?

This magma is very hot, melted rocks. Magma is what we call lava when it comes out of volcanoes!

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What is the name of the machine that measures the magnitude of an earthquake?

Seismograph

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What is the magma called after it rises from the earth's mantle and comes out of a volcano?

lava

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