Volcano
What goes comes out of a volcano when it erupts.
Ash and magma.
What does the word tsunami come from?
Tsunami is Japanese.
What is the name of California's fault.
The San Andreas fault.
What is the center of a earthquake called.
It is called the epicenter
What is term used to call the Yellowstone volcano in Wyoming.
The volcano is called a supervolcano.
If the magma contains low silica will it erupt quietly or loud?
It will erupt quietly.
What is a possible cause of a tsunami?
Underwater earthquake or huge disturbance in the water.
What type of fault is the San Andres?
The fault is a strike and slip fault.
What is the area where magma is in the volcano.
The magma chamber.
What type of volcano is Hawaii?
Hawaii is a shield volcano.
What is the source of magma in yellowstone?
A hotspot.
Can there be multiple waves in a tsunami?
Yes there can.
What do P waves stand for?
Primary waves.
What is the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.
It is called stress.
When a volcano collapses what is it called?
It is called a caldera.
What is it called when ash rushes down?
It is called a pyroclastic flow.
What is one of the biggest tsunami's?
The tsunami in the Indian ocean in 2004.
Which type of wave comes last?
Surface waves come last.
What does tsunami mean?
It means harbor wave.
What are most of the volcano's found in the world?
The Ring of Fire.
What is the loudest eruption ever?
Krakatoa.
What happens to the water after the wave hits?
The water recedes back to the ocean.
What is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in magnitude?
The magnitude was an 9.5.
What does Anticline mean?
Anticline is a fold in a rock that bends upward.
What is a seismic wave?
They are vibrations that travel through earth carrying energy released by an earthquake.