Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Front

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

Back

Fault

Front

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Back

Tectonic plates

Front

What is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate?

Back

Ring of Fire

Front

At which boundaries do earthquakes mainly occur?

Back

Convergent and Transform boundaries

Front

True or False: Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.

Back

True

Front

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates?

Back

Epicenter

Front

What is the term for the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the term for the process by which tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergence

Front

What is the term for the area where two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is the name of the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

Back

Richter scale