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The Earth's Plates

Pressure builds up as

Earthquake is like a drawer which has stuck

Suddenly they slip past each other

The Earth's Crust

A volcano begins as

Hot and runny rock under the surface of the Earth is called

There are even more volcanoes under the sea

Active volcano is

Dormant volcano or sleeping volcano is

Extinct volcano is

The edges of the plates sometimes

When hot and runny rocks comes out of a volcano it is called

The Earth's Core

The Mantle

When the volcano erupts,

When the Earth's plates meet,

have to tug it hard then suddenly it gives way with a jolt.

the plates push against each other.

volcano that is erupting or can still erupt.

The solid plates float on the molten rocks of the mantle underneath.

A layer of solid rock beneath the soil

they usually slide past each other.

magma.

the land above shakes violently.

A very thick layer of hot rocks

volcanoes that have not erupted for a long time.

The outer core made of hot liquid iron with some nickel

forms a new island.

has not erupted for at least 10000 years.

a hole or crack in the Earth's crust.

molten rock, smoke,dust, ashes and gases escape through the opening.

stick together and cannot move.

lava.