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Volcanoes and Earthquakes!
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Volcanoes Volcanoes are mountains that form when magma flows up through the earth
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Magma collects in magma chambers and is then pushed up to the surface by gas bubbles.
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When the magma erupts, it becomes lava!
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This lava forms igneous rocks.
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Volcanoes are caused by tectonic plates
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Tectonic plates are the pieces that our earth’s surface is made of!
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These plates are always moving in different directions.
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When the tectonic plates move, sometimes they can cause a volcano eruption!
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Tectonic plates can also cause earthquakes.
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There are 2 types of body waves that come with an earthquake.
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P-Waves and S-Waves Image taken from
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There are also surface waves!
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References All photos taken from clipart or morguefile.com unless otherwise noted
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