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WorksheetsEarthquakes and Volcanoes Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Where are seismic waves created?
Epicenter
Tsunami
Focus
Seismic Zone
What type of stress is caused by two objects being pulled past each other in opposite directions
Tension
Compression
Shear
Which type of seismic wave moves the fastest?
P- wave (primary)
S- wave (secondary)
L- wave (surface)
Which type of seismic wave can travel deep into the Earth, but cannot travel through liquids?
P- wave (primary)
S- wave (secondary)
L- wave (surface)
When a rock bounces back to its original shape after the stress has been released this is....
Elastic deformation
Elastic limit
Elastic rebound
Elastic band Elastic band
The scale that measures the amount of damage caused by an Earthquake is called the....
Mercalli Intensity Scale
Richter Scale
Bathroom Scale
Moh's Scale
Rocks break when they reach their....
Elastic deformation
Elastic limit
Elastic rebound
Elastic band Elastic band
Which of these makes a rock more likely to fold rather than fault?
Rocks are colder
Rocks are more brittle
Stress is applied slowly
Rocks are closer to the surface (low pressure)
The location on the surface that is closest to an Earthquake is the ....
Epicenter
Tsunami
Focus
Seismic Zone
What stress force pulls rocks apart, making them thinner in the middle?
Tension
Compression
Shear
Seismometer measures ground movement to find the magnitude on an Earthquake on the ____ scale
Mercalli
Richter
Earthshake
Fish
This type of seismic wave causes the most damage
P- wave (primary)
S- wave (secondary)
L- wave (surface)
Shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
tidal wave
Earthquake
Volcano
Tsunami
Vibrations similar to sound waves traveling through Earth with energy released by earthquake.
seismograph
seismometer seismometer
focus
seismic waves
Part of fault on bottom. Represented by letter K.
footwall
hanging wall
shear wall
This type of fault is....
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
This type of fault is....
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
This type of fault is....
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
The name for spot in a volcano, where the lava actually comes out is called the .... (labeled W)
Crater
Vent
Pipe
Chamber
What is the name for the the hot, deadly ash cloud that travels down the sides of a volcano
Avalanche
Mudslide
Glacier
Pyroclastic flow
What is the name for the rocks and rock fragments erupted from a volcano
magma
lava
tephra
Aa
Which type of lava forms sharp, jagged chunks that are tough to walk on?
Pahoehoe
Aa
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Granitic Magma is _____ in silica
high
low
Which type of lava would be the most viscous?
Hot and Granitic
Hot and Basaltic
Cold and Granitic
Cold and Basaltic
A wide, flat volcano is a ______ volcano
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
The ring of fire refers to...
A long chain of volcanoes circling the Pacific ocean
A part of Earth with abundant forest fires
A circle of locations with exceptionally warm climates
A place that often gets hit by asteroids
The location underground, where magma is stored before an eruption is called the ... (labeled T)
Vent
Pipe
Magma Chamber
Lava room
Which of these would make a volcano MORE explosive? Choose all that apply
More Trapped gases
High Silica
Hotter Lava
Cooler Lava
Low Silica
Volcanoes that are NOT at plate boundaries are called...
Subduction volcanoes
Cinder Cones Volcanoes
Hot Spot Volcanoes
Rift Volcanoes
Which type of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra?
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
Which of these best describes are cinder cone volcano?
A volcano composed of erupted basaltic lava
A volcano composed of erupted tephra
A volcano composed of alternating layers of lava and tephra
A volcano that has been completely blown away by an eruption
How is a shield volcano different from a cinder cone volcano?
Cinder cones erupt explosively and shields erupt quietly
Cinder cone volcanoes are always taller
Cinder cone volcanoes never erupt
Cinder cone volcanoes only occur at hot spots
How is a volcano formed?
Two tectonic plates collide creating a cone-shaped mountain
Magma and/or tephra erupt from a vent and slowly pile up
The pressure of rising magma presses the earth upward
They have just always been there
What is the most important difference between the types of volcanoes?
The type of materials that erupt out of them
The place in the world where they are found
The overall height of the volcano
How often they erupt
True/False: Magma that is high in silica, like granitic magma, will flow easily.
True
False
Which type of lava that forms smooth undulating or ropy masses.
Pahoehoe
Aa
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pancakepancake
