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Earthquake Information
Historical Earthquakes
Vocabulary
Volcano Review
Hodge Podge
100
What are the fastest earthquake waves?
P waves
100
Where was the Good Friday Earthquake?
Alaska
100
A crack in the earth's crust that can be seen on the surface is called a ______.
Fault or fault line
100
A volcano that will not erupt again is called an _____ volcano.
extinct
100
Name the fake volcano in the movie we watched.
Dante's Peak
200
What earthquake waves cause the most damage?
L or surface waves
200
How big was the Good Friday Earthquake?
8.5
200
The point IN the earth where an earthquake starts is called the ________.
Focus
200
This type of volcano has mild eruptions of lava only, forms big, round volcanoes.
Shield
200
Where was the earthquake that happened last week located?
New Zealand
300
The word used to describe the intensity of an earthquake
Magnitude
300
Where was the largest earthquake recorded (according to the video)?
Chile
300
Location ON THE SURFACE of where an earthquake starts?
Epicenter
300
This type of volcano emits gas and ash only and is small in size.
Cinder Cone
300
Name Mrs. Heizelman's favorite color
Green
400
What is the scale used to describe earthquake intensity?
Richter scale
400
What does Mrs. Heizelman think was the largest earthquake on record?
Banda Ache - Christmas Tsunami
400
Any type of waves that cause up and down or side to side motion caused by a release of energy.
Shock waves
400
This is a volcano that may erupt again, but has not erupted in the past 50 years.
Dormant
400
What is one of two places in the united states that a magnitude 9 or larger earthquake could occur?
Cascadia (Washington, Oregon, Alaska) or the New Madrid zone (Mississippi)
500
Earthquake wave that produces up and down motion
What are secondary waves
500
What is the name of the fault system that caused massive earthquakes in the midwest during 1811 and 1812?
New Madric
500
Shock waves caused by an earthquake are called _____.
Seismic Waves
500
This type of volcano has eruptions of both gas and ash and lava.
Composite or stratovolcano
500
The Richter scale is not accurate for earthquakes larger than 7.0. Name the other scale we would use to measure an earthquake that large?
Moment Magnitude or Mercalli scale