Famous mountains/Volcanos
1980 I blew my top in Washington State causing half of my side to collapse
Mt. St. Helens
I am the name of a wave generated from an Earthquake/volcano or landslide
Tsunami
I am the description for continental plates moving
What is Plate tectonics
Scientist who studies rocks and landscapes
What is a Geologist
Each magnitude in an Earthquake is increased by this factor.
What is 10X
Mona Loa and Olympus Mons are my type
Shield volcano
I produce the largest waves on Earth. My city is Nazare in this country
What is Portugal
The Himalayan mountains are an example or my type of boundary.
What is Convergent ( destructive) boundary
Scientist who studies Volcanoes
What is a Volcanologist
My name means King Tyrant Lizard
What is Tyrannosaurus Rex ( T-Rex)
I am this type of volcano famous for large explosive eruptions
Stratovolcano
I am the first type of wave to arrive after an Earthquake is generated.
What is a p-wave or Primary wave
The San Andres fault is my most famous example of this boundary.
What is a transform ( Conservative ) boundary
Scientist who studies fossils is?
What is a Paloentolgist
The largest tsunami on record happened in this state?
What is Alaska
This is the top of the volcano where I had my picture at 10,323FT elevation is located where?
Hawaii (Maui)
I am the second type of wave to arrive and the more destructive one.
What are S-waves or Secondary waves
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is my example and I can only be seen on land in Iceland.
What is a divergent ( Constructive) boundary
Scientist who studies Earthquakes is?
What is a Seismologist
I can reach speeds of up to 300MPH and 1,300 in temp
What is a Pyroclastic flow
When I erupted I almost wiped out all of humanity 7600 years ago.
Mt Toba
I measure Earthquake waves
What is a seismometer
This is the action taking place at the Ring of Fire
What is a subduction zone
Daily Double: how much do you want to wager
Who is Mohs.
This percentage of volcanoes are still underwater?
What is 80%