fault lines
What is a fault line?
A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault. Or any thing similar to this answer will be accepted.
What is a volcano?
A mountain like geographic feature that shots out lava.
What is a hot spot?
A deep region in the earths mantle.
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is when two plates rub together. Than the earth starts to shake.
Describe a tsunami.
A giant wave caused by an earthquake.
What is a seismograph?
What was the name of the volcano that wipped out Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
Name one hot spot.
The hiwiaii hot spot.
What is the Hypocenter?
The location under the earths surface where earthquakes occur.
How can you prepare for an earthquake?
Build a building with the proper structure.
What is the name of the transform fault line in California?
The San Andreas fault.
What is the largest mountian in the world?
Mt. Everest.
Name one cool thing about volcanoes.
Anything
A tool that compare the size of earthquakes.
Fill in the blank. The earth's crust is held in place like a complicated ___________ _______. If you did the packet you know the answer.
Jigsaw puzzle.
What is the epicenter?
The location above the earths's surface.
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Pressure builds up which shots out the lava.
Where do volcanoes occur?
At weak zones.
Fill in the blank. Earthquakes develop in the _______ of the earth.
Crust
What is a positive effect of volcanoes?
Depends on what you think. I was thinking along the lines of creating islands.
Where is the most famous land transform boundry?
California.
Name two bad effects that volcanoes can have.
Posion gas, destruction, destroys all life.
Name one volcano that is near a hot spot.
Mt Kilquea
What is the ring of fire?
The place in the world where the most earthquakes occur.
What do earthquakes and volcanoes have in common?
Most earthquakes directly beneath a volcano are caused by the movement of magma.