Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Vocabulary
Forecasting/ Effects
Misc.
100
A block in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another is called a 

What is fault? 

100

Large, steep-sided volcanoes composed of high silica magma along convergent boundaries are

What are composite volcanoes?


100

These are waves that can only travel through solids. They are the second to arrive.

What are S-Waves?

100

The scale that is based on evaluation of damage.

What is Mercalli Scale? 

100

What effect does volcanic ash in the atmosphere produce (2) 

What is reduced global temperature and blocking of sunlight?

200

The point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs is the 

What is focus?

200

In what way do volcanic eruptions affect the climate?

What is decrease global temperature?


200

What is the location on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus?

What is epicenter? 

200

98% of earthquakes occur near these.

What are plate boundaries?

200

A reverse fault occurs where forces pull two blocks of rock apart. At which plate boundary does this occur?

What is convergent plate boundary?

300

What seismic wave arrives third and creates the most amount of damage

What is surface wave?

300

What makes up volcanic ash?

What is pulverized rock and glass?

300
A device that measures and records ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel.

What is a seismometer?

300

In what ways doe volcanic eruptions affect the climate?

What is decrease in global temperatures?

300

Where does a strike-slip fault occur?

What is transform plate boundary?

400

Few earthquakes occur in the middle of continental plates because

What is missing plate boundaries? 
400

What is the eruption style of a shield volcano?

What is lava flow?

400

A scale that measures energy release in an earthquake?

What is Richter Scale?


400

What is a positive effect of volcanic eruptions?

What is nutrient rich soil and rock? 

400

Where do cinder cone volcanoes occur?

What is divergent plate boundary?


500

Secondary waves __________ when they hit the liquid outer core. 

What is stop? 

500

How does the amount of silica content change the viscosity of magma? How does this affect the flow of the magma?

What is low silica leads to low viscosity and a faster rate of flow?

Or 

What is high silica leads to high viscosity and a slower rate of flow? 

500
A liquids resistance to flow.

What is viscosity?

500
One factor that determines whether a volcanic eruption will be quiet or explosive is

What is the amount of water vapor and other gases trapped in the magma?

500

What is the magma chemistry of a shield volcano?

What is low silica, low viscosity? 

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