REVIEW OF TERMS A volcano with accounts of eruption documented within 10,000 years A C T I V _ VO L C A NO A big body of land on the globe C O NT IN EN T A C T I V E VO L C A NO C O NT IN EN T
REVIEW OF TERMS The liquid rock below the Earth's surface M A G MA A landmass that projects well above its surroundings M O U N TA IN M A G MA M O U N TA IN
RECALL T he part of the earth's surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake E PI CE N TE R The exact site of the origin of an earthquake, below the epicenter F O C U S E PI CE N TE R F O C US
RECALL Ano ther term for Earthquake waves S E I SM I C W A V E S S E I SM I C W A V E S The graphical record of an earthquake S E I S M OG R A M S E I S M OG R A M
RECALL The first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a seismic station, these compression waves are the fastest and travel through solids, liquids, and gases P R IM A RY W A VE P R IM A RY W A VE
RECALL A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of an earthquake S E I EM O G RA P H S E I SM O G RA P H
RECALL A Japanese term for “big wave in the port;” generated during undersea quakes T S U NA M I A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas is being or have been erupted from the earth's crust V OL C ANO T S U NA M I V OL C ANO
LAYERS OF THE EARTH
MOST FAMOUS MOUNTAIN RANGES IN THE WORLD Alp Appalachian Himalaya Andes Great Dividing Range