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Earthquakes and volcanoes SHPS 2022
Earthquakes and volcanoes SHPS 2022
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review of earthquakes and volcanoes
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At transform plate boundaries, two plates....
push towards each other
slide past each other
move away each other
2
What is magma?
Part of the Core
Melted Lava
Melted Ash
Melted Rock
3
The amount of damage caused by an earthquake is called....
strength
magnitude
destruction
intensity
4
Homes, buildings, and bridges can NOT be strengthened to decrease earthquake damage
false
true
5
A large wave caused by an underwater earthquake is a(n)
tsunami
mudslide
big en
tide
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The measure of the amount of energy an earthquake releases is ________
foreshocks
size
magnitude
focus
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A crack in Earth's crust.
epicenter
fault
crack
focus
8
A seismic wave is a....
lot of people waving at the same time
burst of energy that travels toward the Earth
wave of energy traveling thru Earth away from Earthquakes
sudden motion
9
The place along a fault where the earthquake starts is the earthquake's___
epicenter
fault
focus
zone
10
A seismic wave is a....
wave of energy traveling through the earth
sudden movement
a burst of energy that travels toward earth
a lot of people waving at one time
11
Most earthquakes happen at faults that are near the boundaries of _______
tectontic plates
oceans
continents
mountain chains
12
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen around each other?
No one knows
It's always been that way
Plate tectonics
Resurgence
13
If you had to put these in order from outermost to innermost. Which would be last?
mantle
outer core
crust
inner core
14
A dense cloud of super heated gas is called?
Lahar
Blocks
Lapilli
Pyroclastic Flow
15
This type of volcano is the smallest of the three major volcanoes?
Shield
Composite
Cinder cone
16
The measure of an earthquakes strength is called
seismograph
damage
intensity
magnitude
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Focus
The source of an earthquake beneath the Earth's surface
When tectonic plates move alongside each other
The centre of the Earth
The point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake
18
Can earthquakes be predicted?
40% chance
90% chance
20% chance
0% chance
19
The Ring of Fire describes an area at the boundary of which major plate?
Anarctic
North American
African
Pacific
20
Divergent plate boundaries
pull away from each other
push toward each other
slide past each other
21
This guy studies earthquakes
seismologist
Vulcan
Volcanologist
Seismographist
22
Mt. St. Helens is what type of volcano?
Cinder cone
Composite
Shield
23
A volcano that is likely to erupt is
extinct
loco
dormant
active
24
Seismic waves are caused by _____ traveling through rock
intensity
magnitude
focus
energy
25
Hawaiian volcanoes are formed from...
Hot Spots
Subduction Oceanic
Subduction Continental
Divergent Boundaries
26
Volcanoes that are no longer capable of erupting are known as
active
resting
extinct
dormant
27
Crater lake in Oregon is from a collapsed volcano. This is also called?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Caldera
Composite Volcano
28
What is the difference between magma and Lava?
Magma is Solid while Lava is Liquid
Magma is Beneath the Earth's Surface
Magma contains Silica
Magma is only with Volcanoes
29
Most earthquakes occur along tectonic plate boundaries
False
True
30
Convergent plate boundaries
pull away from each other
slide past each other
push toward each other
31
What is a volcano?
a mixture of rock gas and water
somthing that blows up
the number that is listed most often
a weak spot in the crust
32
Most Shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form...
Islands
Canyons
plates
continents
33
The definition of an earthquake is...
a sudden motion along a fault
When the earth cracks
a tectonic theory
an energy wave
34
If you had to put these in order from outermost to innermost. Which would be first?
crust
inner core
outer core
mantle
35
The most dangerous types of volcanoes are the
cinder cone
shield
composite
36
Explosive volcanoes have magma with
high gas, low silica
high gas, high silica content
low gas, high silica
low gas, low silica
37
The point directly above an earthquake's focus is its ___.
mid point
epicenter
focus
crater
38
Where did Dr, Budo go to college?
UNLV
Utah
Hawaii
ARIZONA STATE
39
The sudden movement of Earth's crust is a(n) __.
mudslide
volcano
tsunami
earthquake
40
Which natural disaster could be a product of an Earthquakes?
Tornado
answer 2 & 3
Landslide
Tsunami
