Earthquake Vocab
"Seis" up the Situation
Volcano Types
Volcano Vocab
Mixed Questions
100
Earthquake scale based on seismograph data collected during the quake
What is Richter Scale
100
Earthquake waves that travel out in all directions
What is seismic waves
100
This volcano type has explosive eruptions and quiet eruptions
What is composite or strato cone
100
Lava that flows horizontally in a volcano.
What is sill
100
An earthquake water wave .
What is tsunami
200
Surface level origin of an earthquake
What is epicenter
200
Tool used for gathering data during a quake
What is seismograph
200
This volcano type has quiet lava flows.
What is shield cone
200
These factors decide what type of volcano will be created. **DAILY TRIPLE
What is silica content and amount of trapped gas
200
This high silica lava creates explosive volcanoes. *Challenge Question * Daily Double
What is granitic
300
Small earthquakes that follow a larger one.
What is after shock
300
The study of earthquakes
What is seismology
300
This volcano type has only explosive eruptions . **DAILY DOUBLE
What is a cinder cone
300
The dip in the top of a volcano
What is crater
300
A break in a plate.
What is fault
400
Earthquake scale based on eyewitness accounts. DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is Mercalli Scale
400
A scientist who studies earthquakes
What is seismologist
400
This volcano type is associated with volcanic islands.
What is shield cone
400
A collapse volcano cone.
What is caldera
400
These are the three types of seismic waves.
What is Primary, Secondary and Surface
500
The exact point of contact between two plates .
What is focus
500
A map created from Richter or Mercalli scale values **Challenge Question DAILY TRIPLE
What is Isoseismal map
500
This volcano type has tephra flows.
What is cinder cone
500
Rocks, gravel, dust and ash.
What is tephra
500
This low silica lava creates quieter volcanoes. * Challenge Question * Daily double
What is basaltic
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