BASIC LAVA: Thin runny lava, flows long distances.
COMPOSITE VOLCANO: Steep sided cone with layers of ash and lava.
COMPRESSIONAL MARGIN: Where two plates are moving together (destructive).
CONTINENTAL PLATE: A huge section of the Earths Crust.
EARTHQUAKE: A shaking of the earths crust.
FOLD MOUNTAINS: Mountains formed by plate movements.
RICHTER SCALE: Measures the strength of an earthquake.
SHIELD VOLCANO: Gentle sides, wide base made of basic lava.
TECTONIC ACTIVITY: Changes taking place in the structure of the earth.
TENSIONAL VOLCANO: Where two plates are moving apart (constructive)
VOLCANO: A cone-shaped mountain created by lava from repeated eruptions.
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