Earthquakes, Volcanos, Topographic Maps. Notebook

Which of the following terms are used to describe a volcano that may erupt at any time? 

• Dormant volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Shield volcano

The long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth's surface is called the _____________.

• Crater

• Pipe

• Vent

• Magma Chamber

When a volcano erupts quietly, what kind of mountain forms?

• A Shield Volcano

• A Cinder Cone Volcano

• A Composite Cone Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Volcanoes with very steep sides made of layers of ash is called......

• Cone

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

What volcanoes are described as having a wide base?

• Shield Volcanoes

• Cones

• Composite Volcanoes

• Calderas

This is where the volcanic materials that erupt are stored

• Vent

• Conduit

• Side Vent

• Magma Chamber

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The center point on the surface of an earthquake represented by letter R is called what?

• Center point
• Focus
• Epicenter
• Seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of boundary is the San Andreas?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Optimus Prime
• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
• lava is the chamber that magma flows
• lava is the Earth's crust

What is subduction?

• one plate collides with another
• one plate destroys another
• one plate goes beneath another
• one plate divides another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3