Mountains
What type of mountain is formed when two plates push towards each other, much the same way as a piece of paper folds when pushed together?
Fold Mountains
What is the name for a rupture of the Earth's crust which allows hot lava, poisonous gases, and ash to escape from the magma chambers below the surface.
Volcano
What type of volcano has low, gently sloping sides and are not typically explosive?
Shield Volcano
What is the result of a sudden release of energy in the crust that creates seismic waves called?
earthquake
What is the name for the waves of energy caused by the breaking of rock during the earthquake?
Seismic Waves
What type of mountain is formed when molten rock erupts through the surface of the planet?
Volcanic Mountain
What are the three phases of a volcano?
Active, dormant, extinct
What type of volcano has steep sides and eruptions are explosive because of thick lava?
Composite Volcano
What is the name for the place that an earthquake begins(beneath earth's surface)
Focus
What is the name of the scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
Richter Scale
Fault Block Mountain
What is the name for the string of volcanoes that runs around the edge of the Pacific Ocean?
Ring of Fire
What is the name for the volcano that forms rapidly and are the shortest-lived?
Cinder Cone
What is the name for the point directly above the focus on the surface of the earth? It is the place that suffers from the most direct damage.
Epicenter
Which earthquake would cause more damage:
One with a 3.5 on the Richter scale or one with a 7.5?
7.5
What type of mountain is the most common mountain?
Fold Mountain
What phase of a volcano is Mt. Saint Helens?
Active
What is the name for how volcanic eruptions are measured?
Volcanic Explosivity Index
What is the name for the seismic waves that occur after body waves and are responsible for the damage and destruction on land?
Surface waves
What is the name of the instrument that is used to measure the vibrations earthquakes produce?
Seismograph
Mount St. Helens is a type of what mountain?
Volcanic Mountain
What is the name for a scientist who studies volcanoes?
Volcanologist
What is the highest rating a volcano can be given (most destructive)?
8
What is the name used to describe the frequency, size, and type of earthquake experienced over a period of time?
seismicity
Are earthquakes caused by the pushing together of plates or when plates get stuck while grinding together?
When plates get stuck