Science

What type of volcano is this

• Shield volcano

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• cone volcano

• Ashy volcano

This is the general term for ash and rock that erupts from a volcano.

• lava

• magma

• pyroclastic material

• blocks

What is the cause of an earthquake?

• Induced Earthquakes. Induced quakes are caused by human activity, like tunnel construction, filling reservoirs and implementing geothermal or fracking projects.

• Groundwater extraction – decrease in pore pressure.

• Heavy rain.

• as the plates move they put forces on themselves and each other.

A ______ occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Lava, rocks, dust, and gas compounds are some of these "ejecta".

• Lava

• Magma

• Volcano

• Volcanic Eruption

______ is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface.

• Magma

• Volcano

• Lava

• Earthquake

T,F or Pipe Bomb : The Mercalli scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake's seismic waves and assigns it a number.

Rock becomes _________ and changes shape of the ground along a fault due to the stress.

• rebound

• deformed

• larger

• small

Use the diagram to answer #11

• Epicenter

• Wave Fronts

• Fault

• Focus

What happens when tectonic plate shift suddenly?

• Thunderstorm

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Landslide

Plate boundaries that push together forcing rock upward is called?

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• abnormal fault

• strike-slip fault