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  • The epicenter is the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  • A mountain is a landmass that projects above its surroundings and is higher that a hill
  • A Volcano on Earth is a vent or fissure in the planet's crust through which lava'ash,rock and gases erupt
  • A Seismograph is an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of ground
  • An earthquake is a shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
  • These are two layer of soil Continental crust and Subduction zone
  • The layer between Continent crust anf Subduction zone Lithosphere
  • Athenosphete layer is located in down of Subduction zone
  • 7 large plate
    African plate,Antartic plate,Eurasian, North American, South America, Indo Australia, Philippine.
  • Himalayas is the great mountain system of Asia.
  • How long ft is everest 29,035
  • Cordillera central have kilometer of 320km
  • Sierra Madre "Backbone of luzon" Longest mountain Range in the philippines
  • Earthquake under the sea can cause tsunami
  • Around the pacific ocean called Pacific ring of fire
  • These are location of ring of fire. Christ church(new zealand),Australia, Mt. Pinatubo(philippines), Asia Mt. Fuji (Japan), Sendai (Japan), Mt. St. Belena(Washington), North America, Paricution(Mexico), South America, Santiago(Chile).
  • Mt. Pinatubo is exploded in June 15, 1991 second largest Volcanic eruption of the 20tg century
  • Mt. st. Helens world's famous natural Laboratory for the study of earth's processes.