2025 Earthquakes and Volcanoes Assessment

A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy

• Hot spots

• Plate boundary

• Volcano

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes with gently sloping sides and a broad base are

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

• Honey Comb

• Shield

What kind of volcano is this?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Ice Cream Cone

• Composite

What kind of volcano is this?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Ice Cream cone

• Composite

The ring of fire is

• a major zone of volcanoes and earthquakes

• a literal ring of fire in the west coast

• body waves and surfaces waves

• a new dance craze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Pyroclastic material is

• fragments of rock that vaporize during a volcanic eruption

• fiery rocks that come from earthquakes

• vibrations from major zones

• fragments of rock that form during a volcanic eruption

Low viscosity in magma will result in a _____ eruption

• Quiet

• violent

• it makes no difference

What was the name of the super continent that existed about 250 million years ago?

• Lurasia

• Taiga

• Clubber Lang

• Pangaea

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

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

• P waves
• S waves