Key terms to do with earthquakes and volcanoes cards showing the main key words on earthquaks and volcano's 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyAll LevelsAll boards Created by: Kieran RutherfordCreated on: 05-05-12 11:09 Epicentre The point when the ground breaks in an earthquake 1 of 7 Dormant A sleeping volcano (volcano's can be dormant for up to 600 years) 2 of 7 Lahar Mudslide caused by the substances on the volcano eg rocks, clay which has been melted and runs down the volcano causing a type of mudslide 3 of 7 Richter scale Scale used to measure the magnatude of an earthquake 4 of 7 Magma molt and rock held in the magma chamber 5 of 7 Aftershock a trimer after a big earthquake 6 of 7 San francisco is on the san andreas fault line the pacific plate moves nw by 6cm per year north american plate moving nw by 1cm per year 7 of 7
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