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WorksheetsReview Earthquake and Volcano
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What ingredient in magma determines whether a volcano eruption will be explosive or effusive?
Amount of water
Amount of heat
Amount of silica
Amount of air
Volcanoes are found at all of the following except
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Hotspots
Transform boundaries
The majority of volcanoes are found at a ___
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Hotspots
Transform boundaries
A ___ is found in the middle of a tectonic plate
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Hotspot
Transform boundary
____ is a fluid's resistance to flow
Inertia
Flexion
Torsion
Viscosity
Molten rock BELOW the surface of the Earth is called __
Lava
Magma
Sicilca
Pahoyhoy
ALL of the material thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption is called ___
Ash
Pyroclastics
Tephra
Silica
The different types of volcanoes are based on __
Differences in viscosity of magma
Similarity in viscosity of magma
Differences in the heat amount of the volcano
Location of the vent in the volcano
The rapidly moving gaseous volcanic material is called ___
Ash
Tephra
Pyroclastic flow
Magma
The most geologically active region on Earth is ___
Mt St Helen
A Hotspot
The Ring of Fire
Old Faithful
Which of the following is a volcano that will never erupt again?
Dormant
Active
Extinct
Which of the following is a volcano that has not erupted recently but probably will sooon?
Dormant
Active
Extinct
Which of the following is a volcano that has erupted recently?
Dormant
Active
Extinct
What is the name given to the opening of a volcano?
crater
caldera
geyser
vent
The Hawaiian islands are found at which geological feature?
a convergent boundary
a divergent boundary
a hotspot
a transform boundary
Water heated under the surface of the Earth and erupts through a narrow opening is called a ___.
volcano
caldera
vent
geyser
Which of the following is not evidence that scientists use to predict an imminent volcanic eruption?
gas emissons
slope deformation
earthquake
weird acting plants
Earthquakes generally are found where active volcanoes are located but volcanoes are not always found where earthquakes occur
True
False
Energy travels in the form of ___
circles
waves
packages
bundles
Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage?
P
S
Surface
Which type of seismic wave is the fastest?
P
S
Surface
Most earthquakes are followed by a(n) ____
foreshock
aftershock
volcanic eruption
a geyser
What is the highest possible magnitude on the Richter scale?
3
7
10
15
The San Andreas Fault is a ____ boundary
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
A ____ is used to measure earthquakes
Seismometer
Seismogram
Barometer
Anemometer
Which of the following does not cause injury or death after or during an earthquake event?
Fires
Objects or buildings falling on people
Landslides
The ground shaking
Earthquakes happen most often at a boundary, specifically a convergent and transform boundary
True
False
Could be even truer if divergent boundaries were included
