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Unit 5 Geology: Chap. 1-4

Name _____________________________

Class & Number ________________________
Horizontales
when tectonic plates collide together and the built up pressure is released causing the ground to shake
a crack in Earth’s crust
thick or heavy
heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava
a gigantic wave of seawater caused by an earthquake in the oceanic crust
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano or geyser
a theory that Earth’s crust and the solid top part of the mantle are broken up into sections that fit together but move against each other
a type of volcano that is considered active but hasn’t erupted for a very long time
to remove people from a dangerous place
to send out rock, lava, or ash in a sudden explosion
an instrument used to track seismic waves traveling through the Earth
the solid mineral material that forms part of the Earth’s surface
very large body of saltwater
an explanation for why something happens based on evidence
Verticales
3rd planet from the sun that we live on
a type of volcano that has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to erupt again
a process in which a heavier oceanic plate slides under a lighter continental plate
melted rock in the Earth’s mantle
a type of volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years
a very hot region deep within Earth’s mantle where a huge magma chamber forms
a hill or mountain that forms over a crack in the Earth’s crust from which lava erupts
a smaller, weaker earthquake that often follows a main earthquake event
red-hot melted rock that has erupted above Earth’s crust from deep underground
an underground hot spring that periodically erupts, shooting hot water and steam into the air
Earth’s largest and thickest layer that consist of very hot, very dense rock