WorksheetsEarthquakes and Volcanoes
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is an Earthquake?
It is the abrupt rupture or movement along faults, plate boundaries and weakened areas
It is the abrupt rupture or movement along mountain alpine zones
It is the abrupt rupture or movement within a volcano to induce an explosion
It is the shock wae triggered by the movement of a heavy object moving on the Earth's crust
An Epicenter is....
The epic center of the earth
EPI in epicenter stands for Earthquake Point of Impact, center
The center point of an earthquake where shockwaves reach the surface
The actual point at which the earthquake shock waves begin
Focus is....
The area where people are focused on the impact of an Earthquake
What Ms. Hopkins can't do during long presentations about curriculum development
The area where people are focused on the impact of a Volcano
The location at a sepcific depth in the earth where seismic wave radiation begins.
Do Earthquakes occur around the world in random locations or do they occur in specific regions or within specific geologic features?
(a)
An Earthquake just hit North Conway New Hampshire. During the quake, you felt the ground rumble and your belongings were falling off shelves. Dust and small particles from insulation float out from the walls and ceiling. You run outside where your neighbors are all frantically running around, panicked! You notices houses are damaged and are cracking but no buildings fall. Shaking stops and what is left behind are belongings tipped over, cracked walls and cracked and shifted pavement. What magnitude Earthquake do you think this was? Explain how you know?
P waves or Primary Waves are.....
The slowest waves that travel through material, pushing and pulling as they travel
The fastest waves that travel through material, pushing and pulling as they travel
Waves that onlt travel through the Earths crust
Sound waves that occur after a volcano exlodes
How is Earthquake intesity measured?
(a)
Each successive integer on the Richter scale represents ______times more shake than the previous integer
1
10000
10
100
What are at least 3 examples of secondary effects caused by earthquakes?
Explain what a dormant volcano is and how it differs from an extinct volcano
An active volcano is....
A volcano that is constanly erupting
A voclano that is moving location
A supervolcano like yellowstone that bubbles all the time
A volcano that has erupted within the last century and has the potential to erupt again
Volcanoes will occur primarily along....
Ocean coastlines
Plate boundaries
The arctic circle
Only in California
Three types of material that are expelled from volcanoes include (a)
In your own words, describe what a volcanic winter is. What impact do you think it would have on food supply?
Volcanic cones form by the accumulation of _____ and ______ over time.
(a)
Calderas are...
A cyber security website
Large depressions caused by violent volcanic eruptions
A large mound of volcanic material
A volcanic landform caused after a small lava flow eruption
Name one way volcanologists can predict volcanic eruptions (a)
Critical thinking: Your family decides to move to Washington to have both mountain and ocean adventures! They decide to live in a town about 40km from Mount Rainier. Your family is concerned about the potential volacnic eruption that could someday occur in this area since you would be dangerously close to lava, ash and mudslide hazards. To reduce the impact of this hazard, your family has decided to make an indistructable house! What do you think your house should be made out of to be minimally impacted by pyroclastic flows, ash and lava flows? Provide detailed explanations to support your knowledge of volcanic hazards and their potential distruction.
