How are shield volcanos made?

The cooling of lava that creates multiple layers of rock

When one plate is pushed under another

What is the primary cause of a tsunami?

Gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun

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1
How are shield volcanos made?
It's really a sleeping giant waiting to end the earth!!
It made from the plates colliding and pushing land upwards
The violent eruption of lava that lands and cools
The cooling of lava that creates multiple layers of rock
2
Magma cooling is the process to form which type of rock?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Who Cares???
3
True or False: Convection Current say that cool rises and warm sinks
False
True
4
What is the ring-shaped belt of volcano and earthquake activity in the Pacific Ocean called?
Ring of Fire
Pangea
Ring of lava
Circle of Fire
5
which of the following layers is a liquid?
Mantle
Crust
Inner core
Outer core
6
How do we find the location of an earthquake?
Triangulation
It's pretty freaking obvious where it comes from!
Squareation
Cross-section surveys
7
Which of the following is not a type of volcano?
Cinder Cone
Sulfur
Strato
Shield
8
What type of boundary occurs when two plate collide towards eachother?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Subduction
9
What type of boundary is this?
Convergent
Normal Boundary
Transform
Divergent
10
Which waves come first in an earthquake?
Surface Wave
S wave 2.0
S Wave
P Wave
11
What type of boundary is this?
Divergent
Strike Slip
Transform
Convergent
12
What is the primary reason for the movement of the plates?
Convection of the outer core
Convection of the Mantle
Condensation of the Crust
Magic
13
What rafting company do I work for
Whitewater
GAC
GCR
Rock Gardens
14
Which of the following types of volcanos made the Islands of Hawaii?
Shield
Strato
Composite
Cinder Cone
15
What is subduction?
When one plate is pushed under another
A real crisp high five from Cashman
When two plates separate
Two Plate collide and both buckle upwards creating mountains
16
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
The farthest point from the earthquake
The center of the earthquake
The falt
The center of the Epi
17
Which layer of the earth is considered the thinest?
Mantle
Core
Lithosphere
Crust
18
What does S wave stand for?
Secluded Wave
Seismic Wave
The Superman Wave
Secondary Wave
19
What is the primary cause of a tsunami?
Earthquakes
Gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun
Melting of the Ice caps
Cashman Backhanding the ocean

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