Plate boundaries where the earth is being pulled apart are called ...

Plate boundaries where the earth is being pushed together are called ...

Plate boundaries where the earth is being pushed and pulled in opposite directions are called ...

A series of ocean waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions is called ...

What is a type of hazard caused by a sudden release of stress along faults in the earth's crust?

These primary waves are the fastest seismic waves, compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion.

Scientists who study the waves of energy beneath the Earth's surface are called ...

This is the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.

What does a seismograph measure?

What is magma?

What is a volcano?

What kind of volcano is this?

What is the name that scientists gave to the area around the pacific ocean where most of the volcanoes in the world exist?

What is the zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity called?

What is the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released called?

What is a fracture in bedrock along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move?

What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake?

When scientists map the location of earthquakes, where do they find that most earthquakes happen?

To study Earthquakes, scientists use a tool called a ____.

Occurs when plates crash into or pull away from each other and hot magma from below rises up to the surface in an eruption?

Occurs when plate boundaries get stuck together, but the plates themselves keep moving?

When one tectonic plate is pulled under another and into the mantle, it's called:

If a hot spot lasts long enough what may be created?

Where is the epicenter of this earthquake?

Which description of Earthquakes is most accurate?

As the waves travel through shallow water toward the land they get

Tsunami is a ________ word, meaning ____________.

A Tsunami can travel more than a mile onto land.

When a Tsunami approaches shore, the waves

A Tsunami wave can be as tall as

A Tsunami wave can move at over _______ miles per hour.

Tsunamis are caused by

Explosive eruption that hurls ash, hot gases, cinders, and bombs from the main vent and travels at fast speeds down the volcano is called a . . .

Lava fragments that are like pebbles in size are called ______.

Fragments that are about as small as grains of sand.

Large lava fragments that are like baseball in size.

What is the definition of an extinct volcano?

What is a dormant volcano?

TRUE or FALSE: A volcano that erupts quietly will produce a lot of cinders, ash, and bombs

Magma becomes lava when it reaches a volcano's ______.

Rank the volcanic stages from LEAST likely to MOST likely to erupt.

Volcanoes that can erupt at any time

Volcanoes that are “resting” but can wake up and erupt

Gases bubble out gently, lava will ooze out of vent quietly and flow for many kilometers, how the Hawaiian Islands were formed

Trapped gases in the pipe of the volcano build up pressure until they explode which causes a pyroclastic flow that hurls out a mixture of hot gas, ash, cinders and bombs

Do Shield Volcanos have explosive eruptions or non-explosive eruptions?

Do Composite Volcanos have explosive eruptions?

Are all volcanos violent?

Lava, rock fragments, gases and ash coming out in one spot on the surface of the Earth it forms a mountain and is called

Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash and other rock fragments into the air during eruption

Large, broad volcano that is formed from layers of lava.

Also known as Strato Volcanoes, this volcano is made from alternating layers of ash and lava is called a(n) _________________ volcano

A volcano that could erupt, but has not recently is

What is number 7?

What is number 6 in the picture?

What is number 5 in the picture?

What is number 4?

3 is...

2 is...

1 is

Which of the following best describes the lava of a Shield Volcano?

How do Cinder Cone Volcanoes form their shape?

Explain why Shield Volcanoes are usually not explosive.

Compare the slopes of Shield Volcanoes and Composite Volcanoes.

Predict the potential hazards of living near a Cinder Cone Volcano.

Evaluate the reasons why Shield Volcanoes can reach massive sizes compared to other types of volcanoes.

Which of the following is/are a shield volcano(es)?

Which type of volcano has a broad, gently sloping cone and is composed of layers of solidified lava flows?

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

What type of volcano is Mauna Loa, which is located in the Hawaiian islands?

Tall and steep toward the summit.

Name the volcano.

Resembles a warrior's shield.

Name the volcano.

Wide and flat.

Name the volcano.

Form from alternating layers of lava and ash.

Name the volcano.

Considered the smallest type of volcano.

Name the volcano.

Lava in the air may harden and fall as small fragments and accumulate around the vent (opening).

Name the volcano.

These volcanoes are more explosive.

Name the volcanoes.

Sometimes oozes lava at the base of the cone.

Name the volcano.

Lava is sticky and does not flow far before it solidifies (hardens).

Name the volcano.

It often forms where two tectonic plates collide.

Name the volcano.

Here is a picture of Mt. Fuji.

Name the volcano.

Here is a picture of Mt. St. Helens

Name the volcano.

Here is a picture of a volcano in Hawaii.

Name the volcano.

Here is a picture of Sunset Crater in Arizona.

Name the volcano.

Look at #1.

Name the volcano.

Look at #2.

Name the volcano.

Look at #3.

Name the volcano.

Imagine that a particular Shield Volcano has lava that moves very fast (60 mph). What does this mean about the viscosity of the lava?

What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus?

Volcanoes that have not erupted in recorded history and do not show any signs of erupting are called:

The most common type of volcano that has very explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material followed by calm lava flows is a __________ volcano.

__________ means "resistance to flow".

__________ volcanoes are currently not erupting, but the record of past eruptions suggest that they may erupt again.

Volcanoes that are currently erupting or show signs of erupting in the near future are called:

_________ volcanoes tend to be smaller and can form quickly. They have a dome on top and form from moderately explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material.

_________ volcanoes have gently sloping sides and can be enormous. They are formed from non-explosive eruptions with gentle lava flows.

Hot, molten rock found inside the Earth's crust:

Hot, molten rock that flows from a volcano (outside the Earth's crust):

A ________ is a volcanically active place that is far away from a plate boundary (middle of a plate). 

A sudden movement of the Earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated (built up) along geological faults or by volcanic activity is called a __________.

Scientists who study earthquakes are called:

The scientific study of earthquakes is called:

Most earthquakes take place around _____________ boundaries.

A _________ is a break in the Earth's crust.

The point inside the Earth, where an earthquake begins:

The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts inside the Earth.

The waves produced by an earthquake are _________ waves.

Primary waves are the ___________.

Secondary waves are:

Surface waves are:

What kind of waves are produced during an earthquake?

A ___________ is an instrument located at or near the surface of the Earth that records seismic waves.

This earthquake rating scale is the most well known method for measuring earthquakes.

Which volcano is famous for its eruption in May of 1980 that blew out the side and top of the volcano?

Which location is farther from the epicenter?

Which location would experience a more intense earthquake?

Which letter represents surface waves?

Which station was closest to the earthquake's epicenter?

Based on the seismogram data, which city has an S-P interval of 4 seconds?

Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?  

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.