volcano questions
where is the largest active volcano located?
Hawaii
what is a volcano?
a volcano is a crack or hole in the outer layer of the earth's crust that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from under the surface.
what is magma ?
magma is extremely hot and a semi liquid rock
who came up with the theory of continental drift ?
who is Alfred Wegner
this type of wave that moves through the earths interior
what is an S wave
what is a seismic wave
what does the word volcano come from?
Vulcan, the god of fire in roman mythology.
what is the magma chamber in a volcano?
a magma chamber is where all the lava is in a volcano.
when hot liquid rock is undergound, it is called what ?
Magma
who invented the seismograph ?
who is johnn milne
this type of wave is shakes the ground
what is a P wave
what are ways to identify a stratovolcano?
steep sides, symmetrical, really big.
what is the smallest kind of volcano?
cinder cones
when hot liquid rock is expelled from a volcano its called ?
lava
a scientist that studies volcanos is called ?
What is a volcanologist
this volcano is found in Africa and is known to mountain climbers
what is Mt. Kilamanjaro
what are ways to identify a shield volcano.
sheild volcanoes are massive with gentle slopes and huge eruptions.
stratovolcano
earthquakes can be caused by what type of plate shift?
what are tectonic plate
her nickname is" the earthquake lady"
who is Dr. Lucy jones
this planet has a volcano named olympus mons ?
what is Mars
some features of a cinder cone volcano are?
bowl shaped, crater, shield shape, the smallest kind of volcano.
how many vents does a cinder cone have?
1
a continental drift is caused by ?
what are tectonic plates
this famous scale is named after him ?
who is charles Richter
these islands are underwater volcanos ?
what are the Hawaiian islands