Earthquake, Fault and Volcanoes

What is inside a volcano?

• Lava
• Magma
• Fire

What causes volcanoes to erupt?

• Pressure
• Heat
• Rain storm

A dormant volcano has...

• recently erupted
• never erupted
• not erupted for a long time
• erupted thousands of years ago

An active volcano will...

• never erupt again
• probably will not erupt again
• most likely erupt again
• collpase on itself

I have recently erupted and there is a strong possibility I will erupt soon. What kind of volcano am I?

• Dormant
• Active
• Distinct

I have not erupted in a long time but there is a possibility I will erupt again. What kind of volcano am I?

• Distinct
• Active
• Dormant

This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California

• Sierra Nevada Seismic Zone
• Denali Fault
• San Andreas

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the damage caused
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• hailstorms

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

• True
• False