Volcanoes & Earthquakes Test Review

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a...

• Syncline

• Canyon

• Plateau

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the

• Focus

• Footwall

• Epicenter

In which location would you most likely find volcanoes?

• far from plate boundaries

• along transform boundaries

• along mid-ocean ridges and where a plate is subducted

Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called

• Magma

• Rock

• Volcanic Ash

Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?

• Surface waves

• An aftershock

• A tsunami

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the

• Footwall

• Reverse Fault

• Anticline

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

• Richter Scale

• Moment Magnitude scale

• Mercalli Scale

The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a....

• lava plateau

• cinder cone

• caldera

The main factor that accounts for the difference between quiet and explosive volcanic eruptions is...

• the iron content of the magma.

• the age of the volcano.

• the silica content of the magma.

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)

• Anticline

• Syncline

• Plateau