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Is oceanic crust lighter than continental crust?
No
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What causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection currents
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What is the name for areas of the earth's crust which are thin and magma escapes
Hotspots
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What is an example of where lava from a hotspot has built up to form an island?
Hawaii
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At convergent plate boundaries, do the plates collide or move away?
collide
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What type of plate boundary causes mid-ocean ridges to form at?
Divergent
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What is an example of a volcano at a divergent plate boundary?
Mt Laki
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What is the name of the plate boundary where no crust is destroyed or created?
Conservative
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What type of scale does the richter scale use?
Logarithmic
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What sensitive scientific instrument measures the power of an earthquake?
Seismometer
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What is the name of the scale which measures the effects that an earthquake can have on people?
The Mercalli Scale
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What is the name of the point on the surface above the focus of an earthquake?
Epicentre
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In what year did the Chances peak volcano erupt?
1997
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What is the name of the airport which was destroyed by the chances peak eruption?
Bramble
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How many people died when the chances peak volcano eruption happened?
19
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what technique can cool down and solidify lavas flow?
water spraying
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what device meaures the change in the slope of the land before a tectonic hazard?
Tiltmeters
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