Types of Volcanoes
What is the most common type of volcano?
Composite/Stratovolcano
How high is the highest ever recorded volcano on the VEI scale?
8
What is not a fault type?
Normal, Reverse, Slide, Strike Slip
Slide
What is the highest magnitude by one earthquake ever recorded? 2.3, 7.8, 9.2, 8.9, 9.5, 9.7
9.5
What are more likely to cause Tsunamis?
Volcanic Eruptions or Earthquakes
Earthquakes
What volcano is formed when a volcano erupts and the ash like dust particles fall onto the top and forms more of a cone shape?
Cinder Cone
What is the lowest number on the VEI Scale?
0
What is the plates' relationship in a Reverse Fault?
Tension, Compression
Compression
What magnitude was the 1906 San Francisco earthquake? 8.8, 2.7, 5.7, 4.6, 7.9
7.9
The percentage of tsunamis that have been started by earthquakes. (must be within 10%)
80%
What type of volcano has a long, drawn out landscape that is flat?
Shield Volcano
When was the VEI Scale invented?
1813, 1922, 1982, 1999, 1973
1982
What is the plates' relationship in a Normal Fault?
Tension, Compression
Tension
What was the magnitude of the Alaskan earthquake in 1964? 7.7, 9.2, 4.5, 6.4, 9.1
9.2
How tall was the tallest Tsunami?
1720 feet, 1830 feet, 1990 feet, 1020 feet, 2840 feet
1720 feet
What type of volcano is formed when lava is too thick to flow down, so it hardens?
Lava Dome
What was the VEI number on the Yellowstone eruption? 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
8
The state with the most faults.
Alaska
When was the Magnitude Scale created?
1960, 1945, 2024, 1938, 1934
1934
How tall does a Tsunami have to be to be a Megatsunami? 187 m, 50 m, 150 m, 100 m, 209 m
100 m
What type of volcano is formed when a volcano erupts, then making a crater on the summit?
Caldera
What was the VEI Scale number on Krakatoa?
7, 6, 8, 9, 5
6
The two states with the least amount of faults. (Name at least one)
Michigan and Minnesota
What is the smallest magnitude on the Magnitude Scale? 1, 0, 2, -2, -1
-1
How many tsunamis are there per year? (Within 5)
2