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What goes comes out of a volcano when it erupts.

Ash and magma.

100

What does the word tsunami come from?

Tsunami is Japanese.

100

What is the name of California's fault.

The San Andreas fault.

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What is the center of a earthquake called.

It is called the epicenter

100

What is term used to call the Yellowstone volcano in Wyoming.

The volcano is called a supervolcano.

200

If the magma contains low silica will it erupt quietly or loud?

It will erupt quietly.

200

What is a possible cause of a tsunami?

Underwater earthquake or huge disturbance in the water.

200

What type of fault is the San Andres?

The fault is a strike and slip fault.

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What is the area where magma is in the volcano.

The magma chamber.

200

What type of volcano is Hawaii?

Hawaii is a shield volcano.

300

What is the source of magma in yellowstone?

A hotspot.

300

Can there be multiple waves in a tsunami?

Yes there can.

300

What do P waves stand for?

Primary waves.

300

What is the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.

It is called stress.

300

When a volcano collapses what is it called?

It is called a caldera.

400

What is it called when ash rushes down?

It is called a pyroclastic flow.

400

What is one of the biggest tsunami's?

The tsunami in the Indian ocean in 2004.

400

Which type of wave comes last?

Surface waves come last.

400

What does tsunami mean?

It means harbor wave.

400

What are most of the volcano's found in the world?

The Ring of Fire.

500

What is the loudest eruption ever?

Krakatoa.

500

What happens to the water after the wave hits?

The water recedes back to the ocean.

500

What is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in magnitude?

The magnitude was an 9.5.

500

What does Anticline mean?

Anticline is a fold in a rock that bends upward.

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What is a seismic wave?

They are vibrations that travel through earth carrying energy released by an earthquake.