BJU Science 6 Chapter 1 Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Area around the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes occur most.

• Ring of Fire

• debris flow

• tephra

• vog

Where two plates slip past each other --- strike-slip fault

• compression

• tension

• shearing

A volcano that is expected to erupt

• active

• dormant

• extinct

Water headed by hot magma

• lava

• hot spring

• tephra

• vog

Where two plates come together and push against each other --- reverse fault

• compression

• tension

• shearing

An earthquake in the ocean may cause the formation of a large wave called a

• stromboli

• tsunami

• lava

• vent

Volcanic activity may occur

• in the air

• under the ocean

• at school

• at home

What do geysers and mud post have in common?

(a)  

Avalanche-like emission of red-hot dust and gases

• pyroclastic flow

• lava

• tephra

• vog

Mixture of cinders, ash, and rock discharged by a volcano.

• Ring of Fire

• debris flow

• tephra

• vog