Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Strata Cone Volcanoes

A strata cone volcano spites ash and it could ooze magma.
This is made the same way as the shield volcano.

Mountains

What is a mountain

A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding in a limited usually in the form of a peak.

How mountains are formed

Mountains are formed when two plates are either pulled away or pushed together.

Earthquakes

What are earthquakes

An earthquake is what happens when built energy in the earths crust forces a plate to smash into another plate.
Which can result in destruction

How can we measure an Earthquake

To measure an earthquake you need a seismometer also known as a seismograph
Also scientist can now tell how the earth is moving by earth quakes