Geological and Volcanic Terms - vocabulary week 7

What is the Richter Scale?

• A scale for measuring wind speed

• A scale for measuring earthquake magnitude

• A scale for measuring temperature

• A scale for measuring ocean depth.

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• Earthquake

• A sudden and violent shaking of the ground

• Shadow Zone

• Places on Earth's surface that will not receive seismic waves

• Tsunami

• A wave caused by underwater volcanic eruption.

A (a)   is a zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides with the margins of the Pacific Plate.

• Shadow zone

• Ring of Fire

• Richter Scale

• Tsunami

What is a shadow zone?

• A place where sunlight never reaches

• A place on Earth's surface that will not receive seismic waves

• A place with constant volcanic activity

• A place with frequent earthquakes.

Match the following volcano types with their characteristics:

• Shield Volcano

• Layers of lava from non-explosive eruptions

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Pyroclastic material, dust, and ash explodes out.

• Composite Volcano

• Pyroclastic explosions followed by slower lava

A (a)   is a type of volcano in which layers of lava are released from non-explosive eruptions.

• Composite volcano

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Ring of Fire

What is a tsunami?

• A type of earthquake

• A large ocean wave caused by an underwater eruption

• A type of volcano

• A seismic zone.

An (a)   is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground due to the sudden release of pressure at a fault.

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Shadow zone

• Richter Scale

What is the Ring of Fire?

• A) A type of volcano

• B) A zone of seismic and volcanic activity

• C) A scale for measuring earthquakes

• D) A type of earthquake.

Match the following terms with their descriptions:

• Ring of Fire

• A zone of seismic & volcanic activity

• Tsunami

• A wave caused by underwater volcanic eruption.

• Richter Scale

• A scale for measuring earthquake magnitude