Volcanoes
This & That
Earthquakes
More This and That
100
This is the name of the largest volcano. *hint = in your notebook *double points
Mauna Loa
100
What day of the week is tomorrow ?
Friday
100
This is the term for the shaking of the ground in all directions.
earthquake
100
This kind of rock forms when lava cools. *triple points
igneous
200
What is lava called when it is in the mantle ?
magma
200
This is the science word for rocks breaking into smaller pieces.
weathering
200
This thing snapped in the 1994 earthquake and it is the middle picture on page 229.
a parking garage
200
What is 2 x 1,000 ?
2,000
300
This type of volcano would be like Mount St. Helens. *triple points *hint = look in your notebook
Composite
300
A dime is worth 10 cents. How many dimes would you need to get to 80 cents ?
8
300
This is the term for weathered rock getting moved from one place to another.
erosion
300
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth ? *triple points
crust
400
What do we scientists call very small fragments of lava or rock that get blasted into the air when the volcano explodes ?
ash
400
How long did the earthquake last in the picture on page 228 ? *double points
7 seconds
400
This is the location of the earthquake that lasted the longest on the chart on page 236.
Kern County
400
What layer of the Earth is below the mantle ?
core
500
This is where magma forms in the mantle. *hint = page 227 *triple points
magma chamber
500
What is a fault ? *hint = page 228
a large crack in the Earth's crust
500
Name an earthquake location on the chart on page 236 that had a strength higher than 7.3. *double points
Kern County, or San Francisco, or Fort Tejon
500
This layer of the Earth is the hottest.
core
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