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The type of Volcano that is in Hawaii, which is slow moving with gently sloping sides.
Cinder cone
Composite
Shield
Calera
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The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is ...
lava flows
pyroclasitic flows
volcanic gases
high levels of silica
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What does the Magnitude Scale Measure?
The amont of damage of a quake
The amount of shaking of a quake
The amount of energy released by a quake
The area where a quake began
4
The type of volcano that erupts and the then the top of the volcano will collapse on itself.
Caldera
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
5
The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is the.
focus
epicenter
crack in the earth
fault line
6
Mountain ranges and some volcanoes will be formed at what type of boundary?
Transform
Subduction
Divergent
Convergent
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Yellowstone erupted thousands of years ago, but can erupt again. The volcano is considered
active
dormant
extinct
moving
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Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ?
magma
rock
lava
mantle
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There is an Earthquake that occurs near Rushville, what does this tell us about the crust?
There is a plate boundary near by
Nothing
A volcano is about to happen
There is a crack in the Mantle
10
Which two types of volcanoes will or can be very explosive?
sheild and composite
cinder cone and a shield
cinder cone and a composite
cinder cone and a laval plateau
11
What are the first waves to arrive at a given location after a earthquake?
Ocean waves
P waves
S waves
surface waves
12
What determines whether a volcano is going to be quiet or explosive?
The amount of Silica in the Magma
Location
The type of Boundary
The size of the Volcano
13
Mercalli scale measurements tell us the ----
the amount of shaking and damage caused
The energy released by bthe quake
the epicenter of the quake
the total combined damage and energy of a quake
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Type of plate boundary that builds volcanoes and can be found at the mid ocean ridge.
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Plate Boundaries
Divergent Boundary
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There are many small earthquakes near Mt. St. Helens, what can be inferred?
it is probably about to erupt
it is a hot spot volcano
it is extinct
it is dormat
16
What does a seismograph tell us?
The strength of an Earthquake
Where an earthquake began
The amount of damage of an earthquake
The direction of the earthquake
17
The area of a volcano where the ash and lava will actually come out.
vent
crater
magma chamber
pipe
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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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All Earthquakes will occur on a
transform boundaries
coastal regions
fault line
plate boundary
20
The area above the ground where an earthquake begins is known as?
Richter
Focus
Epicenter
The area of origin
