Volcanoes, Earthquakes, & Tsunamis

A volcano will have a __________________ which is a dense, fast-moving current of hot gas, ash, and matter known as tephra.

• Earthquake

• Pyroclastic flow

• Tsunami wave

• Lahar

A _________________is a hole in a collapsed volcano, usually located at the top.

• Lahar

• Tephra

• Geyser

• Caldera

A volcano can form along _______________. Select ALL that apply (4 answers).

• Hot spots

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Rift valleys

• Subduction zones

• Fault lines

An ____________ is the location on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake began.

• fault

• epicenter

• tsunami

• volcano

The point of origin of an earthquake inside the Earth.

• epicenter

• focus

• caldera

• intensity

A volcano that is Not likely to erupt is classified as

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

Match the stress that corresponds to divergent boundaries

• compression

• tension

• shear

• magnetic

Which type of plate boundary is most associated with normal faults?

• convergent

• strike-slip

• divergent

• transform

Shear stress is associated with what type of plate boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• strike-slip

What type of fault is most associated with a transform boundary?

• strike-slip

• thrust

• normal

• convergent