Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Mixed
Other
Other
100
Causes vibrations in the ground that results from movement along breaks in the Earth’s lithosphere
What is Earthquakes
100
Is a depression formed when a volcano’s summit collapse or is blown away by an explosive eruption
What is Caldera
100
Large,steep sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of andesite and rhyolitic s lavas
What is Composite Volcano
100
A flow of fast-moving cloud of ash, hot gases, and rock that explodes from an erupting volcano
What is Pyroclastic Flow
100
The main chemical in magma
What is Silica
200
The area of earthquake and volcano activity around the Ring of Fire
What is Pacific
200
Volcano that is not associated with a plate boundary
What is Hot Spot
200
A measure of earthquake magnitude
What is Richter Scale
200
H2o
What is Water
200
Liquid’s ability to flow
What is Viscosity
300
Boundary where one tectonic plate descends into the mantle and partially melts
What is Convergent
300
Large volcano with gentle slope of basaltic lava
What is Shield Volcano
300
Volcano that is not associated with a plate boundary
What is Hot Spot
300
Molten rock below Earth’s surface
What is Magma
300
A measure of damage done by an earthquake
What is Mercalli Scale
400
A measure of earthquake magnitude
What is Richter Scale
400
Large,steep sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of andesite and rhyolitic s lavas
What is Composite Volcano
400
Based partly on the earthquake history of an area
What is Earthquake Risk
400
Dissolved amounts of viscosity that determines the explosiveness of magma
What is Gases
400
Molten rock that erupts onto Earth’s surface
What is Lava
500
Based partly on the earthquake history of an area
What is Earthquake Risk
500
Small,steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava.
What is Cinder-Cone Volcano
500
Large volcano with gentle slope of basaltic lava
What is Shield Volcano
500
Vent in the Earth’s crust through which molten rock flows
What is Volcano
500
Tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
What is Volcanic Ash
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