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

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• cups

• plates

• dishes

• spoons

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates

• Subductions

• Earthquakes

• Convergents

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Biosphere

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries

• Tectonic Plates

• Climate Zones

• Mountains

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Transdermal

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subdermal

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Prodigent

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

• Center point
• Focus
• Epicenter
• Seismic waves