Vocanoes
A _____________ is a crack in the Earth's surface.
fault
A major volcanic belt known as the _________________________ circles the Pacific Ocean.
ring of fire
What kind of fault occurs on a divergent boundary?
normal
What kind of fault would result in a breaking road?
strike-slip fault
Magma on Earth's surface is called _________?
lava
magma
What kind of fault occurs on a convergent boundary?
reverse
What kind of fault results is a lake from a blocked river?
reverse Fault
A _____________________ is a weak spot in the crust where molten material rises to the surface.
What kind of volcano is only made of lava?
Shield
What kind of fault occurs on a transform boundary?
stirke slip
What kind of fault results in a waterfall?
normal fault
The force that creates faults is referred to as _________________.
stress
What kind of volcano is made only of ash or cinder?
Cinder cone
What kind of boundary is created by compression?
What type of fault is created by tension?
Normal
An eruption of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases from a volcano is called a(n) _________________________.
pyroclastic flow
What kind of volcano is alternating ash and lava?
composite
What kind of fault is created by a shearing?
strike slip
An earthquake occurs when a stress overcomes what other force?
friction