Forces At Work
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
a. compression
b. shearing
c. stress
d. tension
c. stress
Most common type of mountain
a. dome
b. fault block
c. fold
d. plateau
e. volcano
c. fold
Blocks move in opposite horizontal directions
a. normal fault
b. strike slip fault
c. reverse fault
b. strike slip fault
Pocket where magma collects
a. crater
b. magma chamber
c. pipe
b. magma chamber
A volcano that is not currently active but could become active (asleep)
a. active
b. dormant
c. extinct
b. dormant
Formed when a huge hole is left after the collapse of a volcano, usually after an eruption
caldera
Pulls on rock; forms mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts
a. compression
b. shearing
c. stress
d. tension
d. tension
When a fault block is raised up while pushing others down
a. dome
b. fault block
c. fold
d. plateau
e. volcano
b. fault block
Crust is being pulled apart
a. normal fault
b. strike slip fault
c. reverse fault
a. normal fault
Bowl shaped area around the central vent
a. crater
b. magma chamber
c. pipe
a. crater
Sloping sides and nearly circular base, such as Mauna Kea, Hawaii
a. Cinder Cone Volcano
b. Composite Volcano
c. Shield Volcano
c. Shield Volcano
Geothermal activity occurs when magma, a few kilometers beneath Earth’s surface, heats underground __________________.
water
Squeezes rock; forms mountain ridges, ocean trenches, and volcanic arches
a. compression
b. shearing
c. stress
d. tension
a. compression
When plates push the land without folding or faulting
a. dome
b. fault block
c. fold
d. plateau
e. volcano
d. plateau
Crust is being compressed
a. normal fault
b. strike slip fault
c. reverse fault
c. reverse fault
Tube that connects the magma chamber to the earth's surface
a. crater
b. magma chamber
c. pipe
c. pipe
Forms steep cone that is not very tall, such as Capulin Volcano, New Mexico
a. Cinder Cone Volcano
b. Composite Volcano
c. Shield Volcano
a. Cinder Cone Volcano
Fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground when buildup of pressure is released
Geyser
Pushes rock in two opposite directions; forms transform faults and fault zones
a. compression
b. shearing
c. stress
d. tension
b. shearing
Magma pushes up to form a dome shape
a. dome
b. fault block
c. fold
d. plateau
e. volcano
a. dome
How many types of seismic waves?
3
A volcano that has recently erupted or will likely erupt
a. active
b. dormant
c. extinct
a. active
Forms in layers and is very tall, such as Mount Rainier, Washington
a. Cinder Cone Volcano
b. Composite Volcano
c. Shield Volcano
b. Composite Volcano
Formed when ground water is heated by a nearby body of magma or hot rock and eventually rises to the surface to collect in a natural pool
hot springs
Form as magma moves up forming new crust
a. dome
b. fault block
c. fold
d. plateau
e. volcano
e. volcano
How is the strength of earthquakes measured?
Richter Scale
A volcano that is not active and will not become active again (dead)
a. active
b. dormant
c. extinct
c. extinct
Also called stratovolcanoes
a. Cinder Cone Volcano
b. Composite Volcano
c. Shield Volcano
b. Composite Volcano
Water heated by magma can provide an energy source called geothermal energy. What are two things geothermal energy can be used for?