These are tall, cone-shaped volcanoes formed by alternating layers of lava flows and pyroclastic deposits (ash, cinders, etc.). They are known for their explosive eruptions and steep sides.
Is it composite volcano?
These earthquakes occur due to the movement of tectonic plates along fault lines
Is is Tectonic Earthquakes?
Magma that is on top of earths surface.
Is it Lava?
Earthquakes are primarily caused by the movement and interaction of what?
Is it Tectonic plates?
What stores magma in a volcano?
Is it a Magma Chamber?
These are the simplest and most common type, often described as small, cone-shaped mountains built from ejected fragments of lava and ash. They typically have a bowl-shaped crater at the summit.
Is it a Cinder cone?
These earthquakes are triggered by volcanic activity, such as the movement of magma or the eruption of lava.
Is it Volcanic Earthquakes?
The study of volcanoes and their eruptions is called _________.
Is it Volcanology?
Earthquakes create _________ that travel through the Earth's crust and cause the ground to shake.
Is it Seismic waves?
What are the three types of faults?
Is it Divergent, Convergent, and Strike-strip fault?
large, gently sloped volcanoes built from basaltic lava flows. They are characterized by their wide base and relatively flat slopes
Is it Shield volcano?
These earthquakes result from the collapse of underground structures like caves, mines, or landslides.
Is it Collapse Earthquakes?
A significant number of active volcanoes are found where along the Pacific, a horseshoe-shaped area surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
Is it the Ring of Fire?
Earthquakes are measured using the _______ scale, which quantifies the magnitude (energy release) of an earthquake. Intensity, on the other hand, measures the effects of an earthquake on people, buildings, and the environment.
Is it Richtor scale?
What is the main gas produced by volcanos?
Is it water vapor?
Is it a Caldera?
These earthquakes are caused by explosions, such as nuclear or chemical detonations.
Is it Explosion Earthquakes?
Volcanic ____ can enrich the soil, making it fertile for agriculture.
Is it Ash?
After an earthquake, _________ (smaller earthquakes) can occur for days, weeks, or even months.
Is it after shocks?
What Collapse from a volcano?
Is it a pryoclastic flow?
Is it Lava Dome?
What is the opposite of a convergent earthquake?
Is it Divergent?
Many volcanoes are located at the boundaries where _________ plates meet.
Is it Tectonic plates?
Underwater earthquakes can generate _________, massive ocean waves that can cause widespread destruction along coastlines.
Is it Tsunamis?
What is the opposite of a volcano?
Is it a Tsunami?