Chapter 12 Review

Which location best describes the volcano formation shown in the figure?

• convergent boundary

• hot spot

• divergent boundary

• normal fault

Which wave type can pass through the solid inner core?

• primary

• seismic

• secondary

• surface

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A pyroclastic flow is__________.

• an opening in the side of a volcano

• a type of lava flow

• another form of precipitation

• hot volcanic ash and debris that rushes down the side of a volcano

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What are the characteristics of primary seismic waves or P-waves?

• Particles of P-waves move in a push and pull motion and move faster and farther than other waves

• Particles of P-waves move up and down in a rolling motion in a wave which moves very fast.

• P-waves do not travel through the outer core.

• P-waves travel only on Earth’s surface.

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A __________ is used to measure seismic waves

• barometer

• seismometer

• seismogram

• seismologist

Earthquakes are more likely to occur in _____________________.

• northern Africa

• every location equally

• western South America

• northern Russia

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Calderas form __________.

• during an eruption

• before an eruption

• continually

• after an eruption

How do seismologists evaluate earthquake risks?

• geology around a fault, past earthquake activity, and population density

• forests, wildlife and past earthquake activity

• animal behavior, sun spot activity, and population density

• number of nearby active volcanoes, geologic location, and wild fires

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Shield volcanoes are the result of __________.

• basaltic lava flows

• andesitic lava flows

• granitic lava flows

• basaltic and andesitic lava flows

Which of the following locations is associated with deep earthquakes?

• convergent plate boundaries

• divergent plate boundaries

• normal faults

• strike-slip faults

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