Terms grouped by sub-topics – Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics

Earth layers, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and volcanoes

 

layers
lithosphere
crust
continental crust
granite
oceanic crust
basalt
magnetic patterns
mantle
Mohorovicic Discontinuity (Moho)
asthenosphere
outer core
inner core
 
tectonic plates
continental drift
plate dynamics
convection
convective circulation
density
plate boundaries
convergent plate boundary
subduction
trench
island arc
divergent plate boundary
spreading center
mid-ocean ridge
mid-ocean rift
hot spot
transform plate boundary
passive margin
down-warping
deposition
depositional basin
 
earthquakes
fault
epicenter
focus
focal depth
seismic
seismic waves
seismometer
seismograph
compressional wave (P-wave)
shear wave (S-wave)
velocity
refraction
shadow zone
Ring of Fire
earthquake intensity
Richter scale
Mercalli scale
 
volcanoes
magma
lava
igneous rock
composite volcano
cinder cone
shield volcano
landforms
folded mountain range
fault block mountain range
volcanic mountain range
dome mountains
 
geologic hazard
tsunami
 
rock cycle
dynamic geologic system