pass through both solid and liquid layers of earth

What is an epicenter?

the surface right above where an earthquake started

An dormant volcano is

a volcano that does not erupt for some time (sleeping volcano)

What is an earthquake?

a sudden movement of Earth's crust

The place where the slipping begins

magma that reaches earth's surface

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1
Primary waves...
travel along Earth's surface
pass through liquid layers of earth
pass through solid layers of earth
pass through both solid and liquid layers of earth
2
surface waves are also called
Lt waves
Lte waves
Lg waves
Lmnop waves
3
Are volcanoes most likely to erupt at plate boundaries?
True
False
4
Identify #2 in the picture
lava
magma
vent
magma chamber
5
what is a theory that explains how forces deep within Earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continents to move?
the ring of fire
Earth tectonics
plate tectonics
plate earth
6
What is an epicenter?
the surface right above where an earthquake started
where an earthquake started
7
Earthquakes under the water can cause
lightening
tsunamis
hailstorms
tornadoes
8
when plates are compressed, they produce
fault-block mountains
folded mountains
flat land
mid-ocean ridges
9
What is magma?
water
mountain
solid rock
liquid rock
10
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
seismometer
focus seismic map
seismogram
focus
11
An dormant volcano is
a volcano that stops erupting (dead volcano)
a volcano that does not erupt for some time (sleeping volcano)
a volcano that erupts continuously
a volcano that is currently erupting or has recently erupted
12
what process prodcues fault-block mountains?
fault
shear
earthquake
compression
13
A deep crack in Earth's crust is
fault
lava
compression
shear
14
What is a volcano?
an opening in earth's crust
earth's food web
earth's layer
gases in the air
15
Identify 3
crater
lava
vent
magma chamber
16
What is an earthquake?
drying land
a sudden movement of Earth's crust
huge waves
A rotating column of air causing mass destruction
17
what is a focus
an opening of the earth's crust
The place where the slipping begins
a point directly above the earth's surface
18
Lava is
magma that reaches earth's surface
a cup-shaped depression
an opening of an earth's crust
an empty hole beneath a volcano
19
Volcanoes tend to erupt where one plate is pushed under another plate.
False
True
20
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
Climate Zones
countries
None of the above.
Tectonic plates
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what is a point directly above the focus?
focussi
epicenter
earthquake
tsunami

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