Tectonics Terms 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyTectonicsOtherAll boards Created by: AConfusedDuckCreated on: 11-01-18 12:48 Describes a volcano that is still erupting, or has erupted recently. Active 1 of 21 Earthquakes that succeed the main earthquake, decreasing in frequency over time. Aftershock 2 of 21 The scale measuring the size of earthquake Richter 3 of 21 The origin of an earthquake Epicentre 4 of 21 When one plate is forced beneath the other Subduction 5 of 21 The hot ashy cloud of death that may form in an eruption Pyroclastic Flow 6 of 21 The term describing the ash-lava layer shape Cinder Cone 7 of 21 The name for the passage the magma escapes through Vent 8 of 21 The type of boundary that takes place when plates are pulling away from each other Constructive 9 of 21 The type of boundary that takes place when plates collide and one is forced beneath the other Destructive 10 of 21 The type of natural disaster that forms from ash and rain Mudflow 11 of 21 Pieces of rock ejected from a volcano Bombs 12 of 21 The depression in which a volcano is often found Crater 13 of 21 The Outermost layer of the earth Crust 14 of 21 The state of a volcano that is expected to erupt but has not erupted for a long time Dormant 15 of 21 The state of a volcano that is not expected to erupt again Extinct 16 of 21 A crack in a plate Fault 17 of 21 The point inside the earth in which the earthquake originated Hypocentre 18 of 21 The scale that measures catastrophe's levels Modified Mercalli Scale 19 of 21 The study of earthquakes Seismology 20 of 21 The Japanese word describing a massive wave Tsunami 21 of 21
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