Volcanoes
What is a hollow within the volcano where magma and gases accumulate?
Magma Chamber
What is the 1st planet from the sun?
Mercury
What is an Earth Quake?
an intense shaking of Earth's surface
How much would you weigh on Earth
300lbs
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
What is an opening on the surface of a volcano that emits lava, gases, ash or other volcanic materials?
Vent
What is the 2nd planet from the sun?
Venus
What is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving?
S-Wave
Your Weight on Earth- 100lbs
How much would you way on Venus
90.70lbs
How do earthquakes happen?
When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction
How many volcanoes are active in around the world?
1,350 Volcanoes
What is the 4th planet from the sun?
Mars
What is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving?
P-Wave
Your Weight on Earth- 150lbs
How much would you weigh on Jupiter
379.95lbs
What is the long part stretching from the magma chamber to the crater called?
The neck of the volcano
What is the dark cloud that comes out of the volcano called?
Ash Cloud
What is the 6th planet from the sun?
Saturn
How long does an average Earthquake last?
1 minute
Your Weight on Earth- 200lbs
How much would you weigh on Uranus
177.8lbs
Cold
What causes a volcano to form?
When hot molten rock, ash and gases escape from an opening in the Earth's surface
What is the farthest actual planet from the sun?
Neptune
How many earthquakes are there a year?
Around 500,000
Your Weight on Earth- 500lbs
How much would you weigh on Neptune
562.5lbs
What is the magnitude of the biggest earthquake ever recorded?
Valdivia, Chile, 22 May 1960. 9.5 Magnitude.