Chapter 12 Quiz - Earthquakes and Volcanoes

What fault boundaries are especially likely to cause earthquakes?

• divergent

• convergent

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What occurs when the potential energy built up in a plate exceeds the strength of the rock?

• hurricane

• earthquake

• volcano

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3. The earthquake _______ is the point below the surface where the rock breaks

• epicenter

• focus

• convergence

4. Seismic waves are recorded and measured by an instrument called a ________

• seismograph

• seismologist

• seiswavometer

5. When magma leaves the vent of a volcano it is called ______

• magmalava

• lava

• cinder cone

6. The two ways to make rocks melt are:

• higher altitude and higher water

• lower pressure and added water

• higher pressure and added water

7. Basalt magma is runny because of its low silica content.

• True
• False

8. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are _______ volcanoes.

• shield

• composite

• flower

________ flows are mudflows that may accompany a stratovolcano if water is present in the ground.

• pyroclastic

• lava bomb

• lahar

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

10. An earthquake is a form of _______________ motion.

• stick-slip
• pillow
• composite
• epicenter
• hot spot

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