CMS - Volcanoes and Earthquakes!

Mrs. Ducham (United States of America)
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  1. epicenter
    a point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake
  2. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  3. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  4. convergence
    the act of coming closer
  5. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  6. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  7. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  8. vent
    a hole for the escape of gas, air, or liquid
  9. caldera
    a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano
  10. crater
    a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
  11. magma
    molten rock in the earth's crust
  12. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
  13. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
    More than 140 people are now reported to have died in the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck the central Philippines on Tuesday.
  14. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  15. fault
    a crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement
  16. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  17. extinct
    no longer in existence
  18. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
  19. tremor
    a small earthquake
  20. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
  21. intensity
    the amount of energy transmitted
  22. periodic
    happening or recurring at regular intervals
  23. stress
    (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
  24. shear
    become deformed by forces tending to produce a strain
  25. obsidian
    glass formed by the cooling of lava without crystallization
  26. destructive
    causing damage
  27. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  28. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  29. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  30. theory
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world
Created on Tue Nov 05 10:30:36 EST 2013 (updated Tue Nov 05 10:43:49 EST 2013)

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