Volcanoes and Earthquakes

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth

• lava is the chamber that magma flows

• lava is the Earth's crust

• lava has a different chemical composition than magma

What is subduction?

• one plate collides with another
• one plate destroys another
• one plate goes beneath another
• one plate divides another

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

• March Maddness

• Earthquake Alley

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Death

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What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• cups

• plates

• dishes

• spoons

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What is mostly likely the cause of an earthquake?

• stress due to movement in Earth's crust
• gravitational variation due to Moon's orbit around Earth
• temperature variation due to Earth's orbit around the Sun
• rotational imbalance due to changes in Earth's poles

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

• Tectonic plates

• Subductions

• Earthquakes

• Convergents

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Biosphere

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries

• Tectonic Plates

• Climate Zones

• Mountains

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What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Transdermal

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