Volcanos
Where are volcanos mostly found
The Ring Of Fire
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake’s origin called
The Epicenter
this Volcano destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
The 3 kinds of faults
Normal Fault, Reverse Fault, Strike and Slip Faults
This part of the ocean floor must move for a tsunami to form?
Tectonic plate
There are 5 types of volcanos
Composite, Shield, Cinder Cone, Caldera, Lava Dome
The most commonly used to measure earthquake magnitude
The Richter scale
City was destroyed by a earthquake and fire in 1906
San Francisco
This is the crack in the Earth's crust where movement happens
Fault
Tsunamis usually happen after this natural disaster shakes the earth beneath the ocean?
Earthquake
lava
What do scientists use to measure and earthquake?
Seismograph
The 2011 earthquake that caused a massive tsunami struck which country
Japan
Faults are found between these large moving pieces in the earth's crust
tectonic plates
Tsunamis can travel as fast as this kind of vehicle?
plane
This is the name of the opening at the top of a volcano
Crater
What is the focus?
Point inside the earth where an earthquake starts
What country experienced a major 7.0 earthquake in 2010, heavily affecting its capital, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
This type of fault forms when rocks are pushed together and one side moves up
reverse fault
The word tsunami comes from which country?
Japan
This type of volcano is tall and cone shaped, erupts explosively.
Stratovolcano
What type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismograph station
P-Waves
Which earthquake in the U.S. was so powerful it reversed the flow of the Mississippi River in 1811-1812
New Madrid earthquake
This type of fault where the rocks slide past each other sideways
strike-slip fault
Can be as tall as ___ Meters
100 Meters