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Cause, Effect or Response :Liquefaction ( is a phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading)

Effect

Cause, Effect or Response: A small volcanic eruption was recorded nearby after the earthquake

Effect

The name for a gentle sloping volcano with gentle eruptions where the lava can flow for long distances

Shield volcano

The name for a steep sided volcano that is fast flowing and explosive

Composite volcano

2 benefits of living by volcanoes

Fertile land-farmers/ tourism-economy/Geothermal energy/minerals

The name of the island that we did a case study on about a volcanic eruption.

Montserrat

Used in buildings to reduce the shakes of earthquakes

Dampers

A scale that is the measurement of the magnitude of the earthquake.

Richter Scale

The name of the waves that are released once an earthquake occurs

Seismic waves

The place where the most damage is caused from an earthquake

Epicentre

The place where an earthquake begins

Focus

Name a plate boundary where two plates of similar density collide (continental/continental)

Collision boundary

The name of a plate boundary where plates collide (oceanic/continental) AND a feature that is created.

Destructive plate boundary-Volcano

The name for a plate boundary where plates separate AND named a location of this.

Constructive plate boundary-Mid Atlantic Ridge

Name the plate that has Europe and Asia on it.

Eurasian Plate

Name the currents that responsible for continental drift

Convection

Continental crust is less dense and is made of this rock-name the rock.

Granite

Oceanic crust is more dense and is made of this rock-name the rock.

Basalt

This is the upper part of the earth and comprises of the crust and the upper part of the mantle

Lithosphere

A part of the earth that is made of iron and nicklel

Core