(E8) Volcanoes & EQs test prep

Which type of volcanic eruption has the greatest destructive force?

• explosive

• nonexplosive

Which term means the squiggly lines that make up a record of an EQ

• seismometer

• seismograph

• seismogram

Which type of volcanic eruption produces calm flows of lava?

• explosive

• nonexplosive

Which term means the combined seismometer and recording device?

• seismometer

• seismograph

• seismogram

What is the term for when magma is blasted into the air and hardens?

• magma

• lava

• pyroclastic material

• ash

A strike-slip fault occurs at which type of boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Which type of wave arrives LAST at a seismometer?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

Which earthquake scale was not very useful because it depends on what people felt and saw?

• Mercalli Intensity Scale

• Richter Magnitude Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

What is the term for molten rock on the SURFACE of the Earth?

• magma

• lava

• pyroclastic

• ash

What is the term for a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction?

• earthquake

• volcano

• hurricane

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2