Rock 'n' Rollin' Earth
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The Force is Strong
100
Where do most earthquakes occur
What is plate boundaries
100
A large, relatively flat volcano
What is a shield volcano
100
Earthquake waves are known as?
What is seismic waves
100
TRUE OR FALSE: On a seismograph, higher lines drawn in the paper, indicate WEAKER seismic waves.
What is False
100
The driving force behind plate tectonics
What is convection currents
200
What is the location which seismic activity is first felt?
What is the focus
200
A volcano which is made up of alternating ash and lava
What is a stratovolcano / composite volcano
200
The two types of earthquake waves are known as?
What is Body and Surface waves
200
The first wave shown on a seismogram is the P wave
What is True
200
The energy which is used to power convention currents?
What is Thermal Energy (Heat)
300
The instrument which geologist use to measure earthquakes
What is a seismograph
300
The molten rock material which has erupted from the earth's crust
What is lava (extrusive)
300
The P wave is also known as the?
What is Primary or Compression Waves
300
Which can you "accurately" predict?
What is a Volcanic Eruption
300
Volcanoes and Earthquakes happen most frequently at what plate boundary?
What is convergent boundaries
400
The location on the surface which lies directly above the initial earthquake.
What is the epicenter
400
Hawaii and Yellowstone are examples of what type of volcano formation
What is a hotspot?
400
S waves can move through what type of material?
What is solids only?
400
The scale which describes the damage done by an earthquake is the?
What is the Intensity Scale
400
A higher gas ratio within magma will create what type of volcanic material?
What is pyroclastic flow
500
The number of seismographs which must be used to accurately determine the location of an earthquake
What is three
500
The type of viscosity which causes explosive eruptions?
What is high viscosity?
500
Love waves move in what direction?
What is side-to-side.
500
What often proceeds a volcano which can be an early detection system?
What is an Earthquake?
500
The scale which describes how much energy was released during an earthquake is?
What is the moment magnitude scale
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