Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Question 1

The picture below represents a

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S-wave

Question 2

The ring of fire is

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All of the above

Question 3

Many earthquakes happen along the boundaries/borders of

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tectonic plates

Question 4

These volcanoes (islands of Hawaii) are formed in the middle of a plate; not at a plate boundary. This is caused by a

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Hot spot

Question 5

The ring of fire is mostly formed at convergent boundaries. When one plate sinks under another this is called ______

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Subduction

Question 6

P-wave can move through

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both

Question 7

Volcanoes are caused by

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Plate movement

Question 8

Rifts are found at ___________ boundaries and allow a space or opening for magma to reach the surface to form a volcano.

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Divergent boundaries

Question 9

An Earthquake is caused by

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the shaking that radiates out from breaking rocks

Question 10

If you mapped the location of earthquakes and volcanoes, they would be in the same locations, like the Ring of Fire.

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True

Question 11

The picture below represents a

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P-wave

Question 12

Volcanoes can be found in all of the below locations, except (but not)

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Transform boundaries

Question 13

Seismic waves are the waves of energy of

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Earthquakes

Question 14

Energy is released at this point in the Earth's crust

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Focus

Question 15

S waves or secondary waves are _________ P waves.

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slower than

Question 16

The Pacific Ring of Fire is called this because _____________ form in this area.

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Volcanoes

Question 17

Surface waves are the slowest but most destructive of all earthquake waves

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Surface Wave

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