Boundary or No Boundary
Location
Volcanic Hazards
"Predictions"
Bonus
100
Volcanoes not associated with any plate boundaries are called ________ volcanoes
Hot Spot
100
Which region of the US is most at-risk for volcanic eruptions?
West
100
What volcanic hazard may disrupt air traffic, cause engines to stop, interfere with electrical equipment, and cause serious breathing problems
Volcanic Ash
100
True or False: Volcanic eruptions can be predicted, but not to an exact moment
True
100
What is the range of numbers used by the scale that measures eruptions?
0-8
200
What type of plate boundary is associated with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Divergent
200
What major volcanic belt surrounds the Pacific Ocean?
Ring of Fire
200
What is the real name of a mudflow?
Lahar
200
List 4/6 things scientists can look for when predicting whether a volcano is close to eruption. Bonus for all 6
Land changes, temp changes, lava/ash samples, gas emissions, historical patterns, Earthquake activity
200
What is the name of the scale used to measure eruptions?
Volcanic Explosivity Index
300
What type of plate boundary is associated with the Ring of Fire
Convergent
300
Which major Volcano Belt extends from Southern Eurasia to the Atlantic Ocean?
Alpide Belt
300
________ are fast-moving avalanches of rock, hot gas, and ash
Pyroclastic Flows
300
What is it called when the land changes as it expands or tilts
Deformation
300
The volcano that erupted in Washington state in 1980 was Mount ________
Mt. St. Helen's
400
What type of plate boundary is least associated with volcanoes?
Transform
400
DAILY DOUBLE: A super volcano is located in which national park in the US?
Bonus points: What state is it in?
Yellowstone; Wyoming
400
What are the three gasses emitted during a volcanic eruption?
Carbon dioxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide
400
MUST BE IN ORDER:
An ______ volcano is one that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years and is unlikely to erupt in the future.
An _____ volcano is one that has erupted within the last 10,000 years or it has some type of activity going on.
A ______ volcano is one that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, however there is a chance it will erupt at some point.
Extinct, Active, Dormant
400
What is the name of the volcano responsible for Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
500
What moves in order to create new islands?
The movement of the TECTONIC PLATES cause the Hot Spot to interact with different areas of the crust; the hot spot DOES NOT move.
500
Name the five states with MOST active volcanoes
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
500
What are two causes of landslides?
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
500
DAILY DOUBLE: We measure energy that comes from earthquakes, called ________ energy, to help predict eruptions
Seismic
500
Name 3/5 major Hawaiian islands
Bonus: What is the name of the future 6th major Hawaiian island
Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii
Loihi