Volcanoes and Earthquakes

The idea that earth's crust is made up of moving plates is called the theory of plate tectonics.

• True

• False

The area around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes occur is called the Ring of Fire.

• True

• False

Vibrations of energy that flow from the focus of an earthquake are called ___.

• seismic waves

• eruptions

• seismographs

• tsunamis

The ___ is teh point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

• mantle

• magnitude

• fault

• epicenter

Breaks in the earths surface along which rock can move are called ___.

• plates

• faults

• cups

• lithosphere

What do we call the continuously moving parts of Earth's crust?

• Plates

• Crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

What happens when tectonic plate shift suddenly?

• Thunderstorm

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Landslide

225 million years there was a "super continent named___

• Ice Age

• Jurassic

• Pangaea

• Earth

Which word describes molten rock that is below the crust?

• Lava

• Magma

Which word describes molten rock that is above the crust?

• Lava

• Magma