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1.
1 point
What kind of volcano has steep sides than can measure several thousands of meters high?
2.
1 point
What type of volcano is generally not explosive?
3.
1 point
What is the term for the place where two tectonic plates meet?
4.
1 point
The focus of an earthquake is the place that earthquakes begin, from which waves of energy are sent out
5.
1 point
What scale is based on the amount of destruction that an earthquake cause to manmade structures?
6.
1 point
What measures the magnitude of seismic waves of an earthquake?
7.
1 point
What are earthquake waves called while still beneath the surface of the earth?
8.
1 point
What kind of volcanoes that have gradually sloping sides and are said to look like upside-down saucers?
9.
1 point
The point on the surface of the the earth directly above the focus is called the epicenter
10.
1 point
a __________ eruption is an eruption with runny lava and little or no cinder, ash or steam
11.
2 points
What are the two types of surface waves that were mentioned in the book and in class?
12.
1 point
Earthquakes can cause tsunamis and volcanic eruptions
13.
1 point
What kind of fault occurs when rocks push against each other until once section is forced upward?
14.
1 point
the _________ eruption spews out lava and blows out gases, ash, and debris very high into the atmosphere
15.
1 point
What is a break in the earth's surface along which rocks can move?
16.
1 point
What is the term for a hot spring that periodically blows steam and hot water into the air
17.
1 point
What is an individual who studies volcanoes called?
18.
1 point
What is it called when rocks along plate boundaries shift suddenly and release their stored energy?
19.
1 point
Earthquakes can cause tornados
20.
1 point
What is a warm body of water that is near an underground magma pool? (heat from the hot magma warms the water)
21.
1 point
Molten rock under the surface of the earth is called what?
22.
1 point
What is the term for the fog-like substance produce by volcanoes?
23.
1 point
What is the machine that is used by scientists to detect, time, and measure the movements of the earth?
24.
1 point
What is the area around the Pacific Ocean where there is frequent volcanic and seismic activity?
25.
1 point
What is the term for body waves, once they reach the surface of the earth?
26.
1 point
What type of rock forms as magma and lava cool and harden?
27.
1 point
At what fault do plates move apart from each other?
28.
1 point
What is the name of the theory that large, moving plates makes up the earth's crust called?
29.
2 points
What are the two main kinds of body waves?
30.
1 point
Which kind of volcano has a bowl like crater at the top and usually only have one main vent?
31.
1 point
Places where a pool of intensely hot magma rises toward the surface are called _______
32.
1 point
Molten rock on the earth's surface is called what?
33.
1 point
What fault occurs when plates move horizontally past each other?
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