SKDU Tectonics and Weather Quiz

Stratovolcanoes have a conical shape because..

• They are made mostly of ash

• Their lava has a high viscosity

• They produce pyroclastic flows

• Their lava has a low viscosity

Shield volcanoes have a flat shape because..

• They are made mostly of ash

• Their lava has a high viscosity

• They have been eroded

• Their lava has a low viscosity

The Hawaiian island chain are volcanoes formed by..

• A constructive plate boundary

• A destructive plate boundary

• A conservative plate boundary

• A volcanic hot spot

Our volcano case study was Mt Sinabung - where is this located?

• Haiti

• Hawaii

• Indonesia

• The Philippines

Which of these is not a tectonic hazard?

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Hurricane

• Avalanche

Mt Sinabung is what type of volcano?

• Stratovolcano

• Shield

• Rhyolitic

• Undersea

From the case study, the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti was in which year?

• 2008

• 2010

• 2012

• 2014

The capital of Haiti was hit hard by the earthquake - what is it's name?

• Port-au-Prince

• Havana

• Kingston

• Guadaloupe

Tectonic hazards are most likely to occur where?

• At 'hot spots' in the Earth's crust.

• In the middle of an ocean

• In the center of tectonic plates

• On tectonic plate margins

Haiti is on what type of plate boundary?

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

• Collision