Quiz about Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Question 1

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

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at plate boundaries

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in oceans

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in the middle of continents

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in the middle of plates

Question 2

The focus of an earthquake is...

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below ground

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above ground

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along the edge of the ocean

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next to the nearest mountain range

Question 3

Where is the epicenter located?

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B

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A

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C

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There is no epicenter

Question 4

Where is the epicenter for this earthquake located based on triangulation?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 5

What is a determining factor in which type of eruption will occur?

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the chemistry of the magma

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the size of the mountain

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the climate around the volcano

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the number of people living near the volcano

Question 6

Volcanoes can be found...

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all of the above

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on land

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under water

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on islands

Question 7

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

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P waves

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S waves

Question 8

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a

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seismograph

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seismogram

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focus seismic map

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focus

Question 9

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

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tsunamis

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tornadoes

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lightening

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hailstorms

Question 10

A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph. This can be on a huge sheet of paper, shows P-waves

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Seimogram

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Seismic wave

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Carrollton

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Deformed

Question 11

Seismology

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Branch of science that studies earthquakes

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Earthquakes

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The sudden return to elastically deformed rock to its original shape.

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Focus

Question 12

P-wave

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Always the first to arrive;  seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in back-and-forth direction

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The center of a earthquake.

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Also know as shear or secondary wave.

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Hilbert

Question 13

Second waves to arrive that cause earthquakes

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S waves

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P waves

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Surface waves

Question 14

Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.

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aftershock

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liquefaction

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tsunami

Question 15

What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

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Lava

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Mafic Magma

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Felsic Magma

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None of these

Question 16

When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

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Pyroclastic flow

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Land slide

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Lava

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Eruption trail

Question 17

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

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Ring of Fire

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Circle of Fire

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Ring of Lava

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Circle of Magma

Question 18

A volcano that has steep sides and is formed from lava chunks is called

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a cinder cone volcano

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a shield volcano

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a composite volcano

Question 19

A volcano that is made from layers of both runny lava and lava chunks is called

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a composite volcano

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a shield volcano

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a cinder cone volcano

Question 20

Where is Mt. St Helens located?

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Washington state

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New Jersey

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Nebraska

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I didn't learn this so I give up

Question 21

This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

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Pompeii

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Rome

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Munich

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Naples

Question 22

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________

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Shield

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Cinder Cone

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Fire Fountain

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Composite

Question 23

A small volcano with steep sides.

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cinder cone

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composite

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strata

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shield

Question 24

A steep-sided volcano formed from layers of lava and ash.

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Strata or composite

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shield

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cinder cone

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fire fountain

Question 25

Lava that is very thin and runny probably

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has low silica content

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is high in silica

Question 26

An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma.

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hot spot

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rift zone

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hot soup

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hot mamma

Question 27

What causes earthquakes?

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pressure built up around a fault line causes rock to break apart

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differences in air temperature and pressure

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a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock

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strong winds and waves

Question 28

Compression is a type of stress on rocks which statement best describes it?

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rocks move together

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rocks slide past each other

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rocks move away from each other

Question 29

Shearing is a type of stress on rocks which statement best describes it?

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rocks slide past each other

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rocks move together

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rocks move away from each other

Question 30

Tension is a type of stress on rocks which statement best describes it?

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rocks move away from each other

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rocks move together

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rocks slide past each other

Question 31

Seismic data from a minimum of ______ seismic stations is needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 32

How do volcanoes form at divergent boundaries?

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Magma fills in the gap where the plates move apart

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Magma is created by a subduction zone

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Mountains erode and create a volcano

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