Earthquakes and Volcanoes

What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released.

• earthquake
• epicenter
• fault
• focus

What do you call the crack in Earth's surface along which movement takes place?

• earthquake
• epicenter
• fault
• focus

What is a convergent boundary?

• When two plates move away from each other.
• When two plates move toward each other.

What is a fault?

• A crack in a plate.
• Where two plates move toward each other.

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Seismology

• Branch of science that studies earthquakes 
• Earthquakes 
• The sudden return to elastically deformed rock to its original shape. 
• Focus 

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

What type of volcano is shown on the model above? 

• Composite Volcano
• Shield Volcano
• Cinder Cone Volcano