Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Types of Volcanoes

100

The type of volcano that has effusive eruptions, runny lava, and is typically wide and flat.

Shield volcano

200

Circular, has viscous lava, dome shaped

Dome volcano

300

Mt.Krakatoa

Stratovolcano

400

A MASSIVE depression cause by the collapse of a volcano during eruption.

Caldera

500

Typically spews out tephra and grows really quickly

Cinder cone

Hotspot or Boundary?

100

Yellowstone Caldera, USA

Hotspot

200

Hawaiian Islands, USA

Hotspot

300

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya

Boundary

400

Nevados Ojos del Salado, Chile

Boundary

500

Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island

Hotspot volcano

Earthquake Knowledge

100

what are the recordings on earthquakes called?

Seismographs

200

What instrument is used to record earthquakes?

Seismographs

300

What other natural disaster can be caused by an earthquake in a region next to the sea?

Tsunami

400

What does P waves stand for?

Primary waves

500

Where and when was the largest Earthquake recorded in history on the Richter scale?

Chile, May 22 1960 (9.4-9.6)