Volcano & Earthquake Vocab Quiz

Volcano & Earthquake Vocab Quiz

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Volcano & Earthquake Vocab Quiz

Volcano & Earthquake Vocab Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the focus of an earthquake?

The point within the Earth where an earthquake originates

The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates

The boundary between two tectonic plates

A scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Richter Scale measure?

The strength or magnitude of an earthquake

The height of a volcano

The speed of lava flows

The temperature of lava

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of volcano is characterized by gentle slopes and primarily built of lava flows?

Cinder Cone Volcano

Composite Volcano

Shield Volcano

Stratovolcano

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is magma?

A type of volcanic ash

A pyroclastic flow

Lava that has cooled and solidified

Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What describes a volcano that is currently inactive but has the potential to erupt again?

Active

Extinct

Erupting

Dormant

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

The point within the Earth where an earthquake originates

The boundary between two tectonic plates

The point on the Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake

A type of volcano

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are pyroclastic flows?

Powerful mudflows carrying volcanic debris

Layers of fine ash blanketing the land

Deadly avalanches of hot ash, rock fragments, and gas

Fast-moving rivers of molten rock

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