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Earth interior bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Where quake energy is released.
    Item
    Focus
  2. Clue
    Surface point above the focus.
    Item
    Epicentre
  3. Clue
    Magnitude scale, 0 to 10.
    Item
    Richter
  4. Clue
    Intensity scale by damage.
    Item
    Mercalli
  5. Clue
    Nickel-iron core.
    Item
    Nife
  6. Clue
    Weak upper mantle.
    Item
    Astheno
  7. Clue
    Collapsed volcanic depression.
    Item
    Caldera
  8. Clue
    Cooled magma chamber.
    Item
    Batholith
  9. Clue
    Where waves are not recorded.
    Item
    Shadow zone
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation

_Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 3, Interior of the Earth._
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