Volcanoes
The "pipe" connecting the magma chamber.
What is the conduit?
Point where an earthquake starts underground.
What is the focus?
Thick and sticky lava can be referred to as this.
What is high viscosity lava?
This Arizona volcano erupted in 1085 CE.
What is Sunset Crater?
What is a convergent boundary?
This type of volcano has gentle eruptions and flowing lava.
What is a shield volcano?
These waves are slow and can only move through solids.
What are s-waves or secondary waves?
This region is known for frequent earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This volcanic plug is found in the superstition mountains.
What is Weaver's Needle?
Tsunamis have a much greater ______ than regular ocean waves.
What is wave length?
This is a volcanic mudflow.
What is a lahar?
The San Andreas Fault is this type of boundary.
What is transform?
Lava tubes are located in this Arizona landmark.
What is Lava River Cave?
What is obsidian?
The top 2 causes of tsunamis.
What are underwater earthquakes and landslides?
This explains why some volcanoes form away from plate boundaries.
What are hotspots?
Earthquakes most damaging waves.
What are surface waves?
The first code word given yesterday in the escape room.
What is ember?
The stratovolcano mountain range near Flagstaff.
What are the San Francisco Peaks?
This is the approximate top speed tsunami waves can reach in the open ocean.
What is 600 mph?
Rock, ash and other materials released in a volcanic eruption.
What is a tephra?
Measures earthquake intensity based on effects on people and structures.
What is the Mercalli scale?
The volcano that buried Herculaneum.
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
Arizona's most common type of volcano.
What is a cinder cone?
This happens just before a tsunami hits the shore.
What is water pulling back?