Volcanoes and Earthquakes

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

• lava has a different chemical composition than magma

How is viscosity & density affected when a fluid is heated?

• viscosity increases & density increases

• viscosity decreases & density decreases

• viscosity decreases & density increases

• temperature has no affect on viscosity or density

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Viscosity can best be described as?

• A liquid's resistance to flow.

• a liquids flow.

• How thin a substance is

• How thick a substance is

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The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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What types of landscapes are featured near or with volcanoes?

• Uplifts, Erosion, and Weathering
• Hot Spots and Flood Basalts
• Vents, Craters, and Calderas
• Batholiths, Stocks and Sills

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What is letter B in the picture?

• Magma Chamber
• Crater
• Vent
• Conduit

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What is a intrusive igneous feature that is parallel to the rock layers it intrudes?

• Sill

• Batholith

• Dike

• Volcanic neck

Composite volcanoes otherwise known as stratovolcanoes are associated with...

• Explosive volcanic eruptions

• quiet volcanic eruptions

The strength of an earthquake is measured using a device called

• Sonar

• Magnetometer

• Seismograph

• Richter Scale

Commonly refereed to as the depth of an earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus