Focus
Pangea
Richter Scale
Deposition
Earthquake
Destructive force
Ring of fire
Continental Drift
Plates
Epicenter
Seismograph
Tsunami
Fault
Seismic waves
Lava
Constructive force
Organism destruction
Volcano
Magma
the melted, molten rock beneath Earth's surface
a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions
the point on Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of the earthquake
the dropping of sediment, creates a new landform (deltas and sand dunes)
organisms can be destructive as they eat away and/or destroy or change the landscape of the world
the release of energy when plates shift
a process that constructs, or builds up an existing landform, or creates a new one. Examples include deposition, volcanoes, faults
the instrument used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
a theory that explained how continents shift, or change position on Earth's surface
a natural occurrence that breaks down the surrounding area. Examples include weathering, erosion, earthquakes, volcanoes, organisms
the point underground where the energy buildup is released
a crack in the Earth's surface where two plates meet
a large tidal wave caused by an earthquake that happens under water
the scale used to determine the strength of an earthquake (0-10.0 scale with 6.0+ being pretty powerful)
the pieces of Earth's crust that fit together and form the top layer of the Earth
the molten rock when it reaches Earth's surface
area around the Pacific Ocean where there is a large number of earthquakes and some of the Earth's most active volcanoes occur
how the movement of energy in an earthquake is measured
A former "supercontinent" on the Earth that included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart
