Volcanoes and Earthquakes!

Which volcano erupts both explosively (cinder and ash) and gently (lava flow)?

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Shield Volcano

Which volcano has thick lava that erupts explosively in the form of cinder and ash?

• Composite Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

Where do volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

• At Rift Valleys

• Along Plate Boundaries

• Inside Calderas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of fault occurs at a divergent boundary, when the footwall moves up?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Strike-Slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of fault occurs at a convergent boundary, where the footwall moves down?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Strike-Slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which wave travels fastest?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• Surface Wave

Which seismic wave causes the most damage?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• Surface Wave

What happens to the gases inside magma as it rises to Earth’s surface?

• They expand

• They contract

• They liquify

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which describes the center of an earthquake on Earth's surface?

• Focus

• Epicenter

What is the term for the giant impression left behind after a volcano collapses in on itself?

• Crater

• Caldera

• Island Arc

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2