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Basic review of vocabulary or Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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The type of volcano that erupts and the then the top of the volcano will collapse on itself.
Caldera
Cinder Cone
Shield
Composite
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There are many small earthquakes near Mt. St. Helens, what can be inferred?
it is a hot spot volcano
it is dormat
it is extinct
it is probably about to erupt
3
Type of plate boundary that builds volcanoes and can be found at the mid ocean ridge.
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Plate Boundaries
4
What are the first waves to arrive at a given location after a earthquake?
surface waves
S waves
P waves
Ocean waves
5
The area of a volcano where the ash and lava will actually come out.
magma chamber
pipe
vent
crater
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What does a seismograph tell us?
The direction of the earthquake
The amount of damage of an earthquake
Where an earthquake began
The strength of an Earthquake
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The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is ...
pyroclasitic flows
lava flows
volcanic gases
high levels of silica
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What does the Moment Magnitude Scale measure?
The amount of shaking of a quake
The area where a quake began
The amount of energy released by a quake
The amont of damage of a quake
9
The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is the.
fault line
epicenter
focus
crack in the earth
10
Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ?
rock
lava
magma
mantle
11
Which two types of volcanoes will or can be very explosive?
sheild and composite
cinder cone and a composite
cinder cone and a shield
cinder cone and a laval plateau
12
The area above the ground where an earthquake begins is known as?
Epicenter
Focus
Richter
The area of origin
13
Mountain ranges and some volcanoes will be formed at what type of boundary?
Subduction
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
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The type of Volcano that is in Hawaii, which is slow moving with gently sloping sides.
Shield
Composite
Cinder cone
Calera
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What determines whether a volcano is going to be quiet or explosive?
The size of the Volcano
Location
The amount of Silica in the Magma
The type of Boundary
16
All Earthquakes will occur on a
coastal regions
fault line
transform boundaries
plate boundary
17
The San Andreas fault is home to a lot of Earthquakes - What type of plate boundary is there?
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
subduction
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Yellowstone erupted thousands of years ago, but can erupt again. The volcano is considered
active
moving
extinct
dormant
