Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Plate Tectonics
Wildcard 1
Wildcard 2
100
the name of the device that measures the magnitude of an earthquake
what is a seismograph
100
What we call lava before it reaches the surface of the Earth
What is magma
100
the term used for when a plate is forced below another plate
what is subduction
100
the name for the volcanically active area of the Pacific
What is the Ring of Fire
100
Hawai'i formed over one of these
What is a hot spot
200
the place where most earthquakes occur
what is a plate boundary
200
the broad, shallow volcano – the largest of the three
what is a shield volcano
200
the type of boundary at which subduction takes place
what is a convergent boundary
200
this is what is found when you triangulate
what is an epicenter
200
the bits of solidified rock/lava that fall from the air during an eruption
what is tephra
300
the general term used for all the waves that pass through earth due to an earthquake
what is seismic
300
the type of small, steep volcano with a cone made of tephra
what is a cinder cone
300
the name for the magma movement that is believed to power plate tectonics
what are convection currents
300
the underground center of a quake
what is a focus
300
the term scientists use for the type of volcano in Yellowstone National Park
What is a supervolcano
400
the most destructive type of seismic wave
what is a surface wave
400
the type of volcano that is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra
what is a composite volcano
400
This is the plate that will subduct
what is the older/denser one (OR the oceanic one)
400
the type of earthquake measurement scale based on effects observed by people
what is the mercalli scale
400
magma that has reached the surface
What is lava
500
the seismic wave that is first to reach a detecting station
what is a primary wave
500
The type of eruption that occurs at divergent plate boundaries
what is a fissure eruption
500
when two plates slide side-by-side past one-another
What is a transform boundary
500
you need a minimum of 3 of (these) to find (this) [either one]
what is how many seismograph stations you need to figure out the epicenter location
500
term for a seismic sea wave
What is a tsunami
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