Volcanoes
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Types of Seismic Waves
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Diagram # 1
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Name the three different types of Volcanoes.
What is shield, compositve and cinder cone.
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Forms when magma hardens in a volcano's pipe and the surrounding rock later wears away.
What is a volcanic neck
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This wave compresses and expands the ground like an accordian.
What is a P Wave
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The point on the surface, directly above the focus is called the ____________
What is the epicenter
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What is being formed at point A.
What is mid ocean ridges.
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Mount St. Helens is this type of volcano.
What is a compositive volcano
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Magma that squeezes between horizontal rock layers hardens to form this.
What is sill.
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Look at the diagram. What point is showing a P wave.
What is point A
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These are the secondary waves.
What is S waves
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The plates are _________________ at point A.
What is diverging.
300
Hot spot volcanoes are usually this type of volcano.
What is a shield volcano.
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A mass of rock that formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust.
What is batholith.
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Look at the diagram. What point is showing a surface wave.
What is point c
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This is the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
What is an earthquake.
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Where is the oceanic plate being subducted.
What is point B.
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This type of volcano has quiet and explosive eruptions.
What is a compositive volcano.
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When magma reaches the surface of the earth, it is called _________
What is lava.
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An earthquake is recorded on this tool. It would produce the diagram that is being shown on the elmo.
What is a seismograph.
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The stress force when two plates come together.
What is compression.
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Volcanoes can be found at point B. These types of volcanoes would be found where in the US
What is the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Northern California)
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This type of volcano only has magma that is thin and runny.
What is a shield volcano.
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This forms when large bodies of hardened magma push upward toward the surface and force layers of rock to bend upwards as well.
What is a dome mountain.
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Seismic waves that travel along the Earth's surface and produce the most severe ground movements are _________
What is surface waves
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In this type of fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways.
What is strike slip fault.
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Is the formation of a hot spot being shown on the diagram
What is NO!
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