6th Grade Earthquakes & Volcanoes Test Review

What do we call the opening in the volcano where molten gas and rock are expelled?

• pipe

• vent

• lava

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The resistance of a liquid to flow is called...

• viscosity

• compression

• fault

• stress

Name the fault where rocks of the fault slip past each other sideways, little up or down motion.

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

• medium fault

What was the name of the Earthquake scale that we used in class? Hint- We found the epicenter in upstate NY

• Moment Magnitude Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

Name the area covered by lava as it pours out of the vent

• lava flow

• Pahoehoe

• magma

In which layer do most earthquakes begin?

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do we call a weak spot in the crust where molten material or magma comes to the surface?

• An earthquake

• A geyser

• A volcano

Shearing occurs at what kind of boundary?

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

What type of seismic waves are the first to arrive?

• S waves

• Secondary waves

• P waves or primary waves

Name the type of eruption that is low in silica and has a low viscosity

• Quiet eruption

• Loud eruption

• Low eruption

• Explosive eruption