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Basic review of vocabulary or Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ?
magma
lava
mantle
rock
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The type of volcano that erupts and the then the top of the volcano will collapse on itself.
Caldera
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
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Yellowstone erupted thousands of years ago, but can erupt again. The volcano is considered
active
extinct
moving
dormant
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There are many small earthquakes near Mt. St. Helens, what can be inferred?
it is dormat
it is a hot spot volcano
it is probably about to erupt
it is extinct
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What determines whether a volcano is going to be quiet or explosive?
The size of the Volcano
The amount of Silica in the Magma
The type of Boundary
Location
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The area of a volcano where the ash and lava will actually come out.
vent
crater
pipe
magma chamber
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The San Andreas fault is home to a lot of Earthquakes - What type of plate boundary is there?
divergent boundary
subduction
convergent boundary
transform boundary
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The area above the ground where an earthquake begins is known as?
Epicenter
Richter
The area of origin
Focus
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The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is the.
focus
epicenter
crack in the earth
fault line
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The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is ...
pyroclasitic flows
high levels of silica
volcanic gases
lava flows
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There is an Earthquake that occurs near Rushville, what does this tell us about the crust?
Nothing
There is a plate boundary near by
There is a crack in the Mantle
A volcano is about to happen
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Type of plate boundary that builds volcanoes and can be found at the mid ocean ridge.
Plate Boundaries
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
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What does a seismograph tell us?
The direction of the earthquake
The amount of damage of an earthquake
The strength of an Earthquake
Where an earthquake began
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All Earthquakes will occur on a
coastal regions
transform boundaries
fault line
plate boundary
15
Which two types of volcanoes will or can be very explosive?
sheild and composite
cinder cone and a composite
cinder cone and a laval plateau
cinder cone and a shield
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Mountain ranges and some volcanoes will be formed at what type of boundary?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Subduction
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The type of Volcano that is in Hawaii, which is slow moving with gently sloping sides.
Cinder cone
Shield
Calera
Composite
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What are the first waves to arrive at a given location after a earthquake?
surface waves
P waves
S waves
Ocean waves