pretest earthquakes and volcanoes

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• viscosity

• toxic gas

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• March Maddness

• Earthquake Alley

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Death

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Magma chamber

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• S Wave

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

Which of the following is not a classification of volcano?

• Shield

• Composite

• Magnate

• Cinder Cone

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move is called ___________

• stress

• compression

• dormat

• fault

There are 3 types of faults:

• normal, reverse, & tension

• normal, reverse, & compression

• normal, reverse, & strike-slip

• normal, reverse, shearing

____________________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released by various processes.

• seismic waves

• tension waves

• stress waves

• compression waves