Volcanoes and Earthquakes

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping and could erupt again

• extinct and won't erupt

• active and dangerous

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• viscosity

• toxic gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas coming out of a volcao

• dangerous

• Tsunami

• Pyroclastic flow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• March Maddness

• Earthquake Alley

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Death

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Magma chamber

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• S Wave

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

Which scale (1-10) measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

• Disaster Scale

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• Tsunami

• Liquefaction

• Seismic Gap

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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