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WorksheetsEarthquakes and Volcanoes Review
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 42mins
What is a common feature of composite volcanoes?
Single vent
Bowl-shaped crater
Multiple vents and cracks
No lava flow
Describe the lava of a cinder cone volcano.
Their eruptions send thick pieces of lava high into the air.
Their eruptions send thin streams of lava flowing gently.
Their eruptions create large lava lakes.
Their eruptions produce small ash clouds.
How do composite volcanoes grow to large heights?
By repeated layers of hardened lava and ashes.
By a single massive eruption.
By the accumulation of volcanic gases.
By the erosion of surrounding land.
Which type of volcano is known for lava that may travel a great distance before cooling down and coming to a stop?
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Stratovolcano
Which type of volcano has eruptions that send thick pieces of lava high into the air?
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Lava Dome Volcano
Which type of volcano allows lava to travel a great distance before cooling down and coming to a stop?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Stratovolcano
Which type of volcano has eruptions that send thick pieces of lava high into the air?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Caldera Volcano
What is a characteristic of a Shield Volcano?
Steep slopes
Gentle slopes
Explosive eruptions
Tall and narrow
Which type of volcano is primarily built from ejected lava fragments?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Lava Dome Volcano
Which type of volcano is typically the smallest in size?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Stratovolcano
Which type of volcano is often found at divergent plate boundaries?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Fissure Volcano
Which type of volcano has thick lava?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
All of the above
Which volcano is associated with Mt. Saint Helens?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
None of the above
Which type of volcano is most likely to have explosive eruptions?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
All of the above
Which type of volcano is known for having alternating layers of lava and ash?
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
All of the above
Which of the following is/are a composite cone volcano(es)?
What is a distinctive feature of composite volcanoes?
They are flat and spread out
They consist entirely of volcanic ash
They have steep slopes and a conical shape
They are small with a wide base
Which of the following Letters represents the magma chamber?
D
F
C
E
When a volcanic mountain collapses and leaves a hole, what is this called?
Sill
Lava flow
Volcanic neck
Caldera
True or False: the focus is the point along the fault that the earthquake initially begins.
True
False
True of False: Most earthquakes occur in the middle of tectonic plates.
True
False
Which type of volcano is created from the lava flows cooling and hardening on top of previous layers of lava?
Stratovolcano
Cinder-cone volcano
Shield volcano
None of the above
True or False: Magma is molten material on earth's surface while lava is molten material under the earth.
True
False
The flower is 8 cm tall.
qualitative data
quantitative data
The center of the flower is yellow and fuzzy.
qualitative data
quantitative data
The bearded iris smells sweet.
qualitative data
quantitative data
The flower has 25 petals.
qualtitative data
quantitative data
This is known as the sudden shaking of the ground and known as the sources of seismic waves.
earthquake
tsunami
flood
typhoon
The diagram shows a
S wave
P wave
The diagram shows a
S wave
P wave
P waves are also called
pushing waves
pulling waves
primary waves
primordial waves
P and S waves are classified as
Body waves
surface waves
P and S waves are body waves caused by
oceans
mountains
the tides
Earthquakes
What do you call the area beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake?
focus
epicenter
seismograph
magnitude
Name the scale developed to rate earthquakes according to how much damage was done to homes and other buildings in a given place.
Mercalli scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Focus Factor Scale
What do you call the instrument that records and measures seismic waves?
seismograph
seismometer
seismogram
seismophone
Which rating system estimates the total energy released by an earthquake?
Mercalli Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Focus Factor Scale
The point at which a rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake is called the __________.
wave start
focus
earthquake
beginning
According to the picture above which shows the secondary waves?
A
B
C
According to the image above which letter shows primary waves?
A
B
C
According to the picture, which letter represents surface waves?
A
B
C
Which of the following descriptions applies to the Richter scale?
scale developed to rate earthquakes according to how much damage was done to homes and other buildings in a given place.
The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake
a rating of an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of the earthquake's seismic waves.
What do you call the number geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size, after measuring seismic waves and fault movement?
focus
magnitude
seismometer
epicenter
T/F? The point on the surface, directly above the focus of an earthquake, is known as the epicenter.
True
False
The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface is known as what?
earthquake
focus
epicenter
volcano
Which waves will reach a seismic station first?
P waves
S waves
Both reach at the same time
P waves travel faster than S waves
True
False
Melted rock that is found below ground
Dirt
Lava
Volcano
Magma
Melted rock that flows out of a volcano onto land
Magma
Lava
Viscosity
Dirt
Forms in the middle of a oceanic plate, can cause islands to form
Hot Spot
Quiet Eruption
Volcano
Viscosity
An opening or vent in the Earth which magma flows out of
Mountain
Earthquake
Volcano
Layer
Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus called ________________
seismic waves
fault
epicenter
seismic center
____________________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released by various processes.
seismic waves
tension waves
stress waves
compression waves
There are 3 types of faults:
normal, reverse, & tension
normal, reverse, & compression
normal, reverse, & strike-slip
normal, reverse, shearing
There are 3 types of stress:
normal, compression, & shearing
reverse, strike-slip, & normal
reverse, shearing, & compression
shearing, compression, tension
________________ caused by the movement of the Earth’s massive tectonic plates generates tremendous force in the crust causing an ___________________.
tension : earthquake
stress : earthquake
tension : tsunami
stress : tsunami
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor is called __________________
earthquake
volcano
tsunami
fault
The measurement of an earthquake’s strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults is called ________
fault
tension
stress
magnitude
A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move is called ___________
stress
compression
dormat
fault
Another name for the pipe of a volcano is _________
magma chamber
conduit
tube
reservoir
molten material below ground is called....
magma
tephra
lava
bombs
molten material above ground is called...
Tephra
lava
magma
cinders
