Faults
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
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100

What type of fault is this?

Reverse Fault

100

Name the 3 types of volcanoes.

Shield, Cinder Cone, and Composite

100

What causes and Earthquake?

Sudden movement of blocks of rock due to stress in the rock.

100

Molten rock on the surface is called _______.

Lava

100

The _________ is the location where an Earthquake begins.

Focus

200

The following is a ________ fault.

Normal Fault

200

Hawaii is formed by a 

Hot Spot

200

Earthquakes release energy in the form of ______.

Seismic waves

200

What s Tent Rocks made of?

Pumice and Ash

200

Which waves are released first?

a. Primary .       b. Secondary

c. Surface

a. Primary

300

The following is a __________ fault.

Strike-Slip Fault

300

What signs tell us a volcano might erupt?

a. Tsunami .    b. Earthquakes

c. Tornado .     d. All of the above

b. Earthquakes

300

Where does most damage from an Earthquake usually occur?

a. below the focus .            b. at the focus

c. far from the epicenter .   d. near the epicenter

Near the epicenter

300

What is the largest Volcano we have discovered in the Universe?

a. Mauna Kea .            b. Himalayas

c. Mount St. Helens .    d. Olympus Mons

Olympus Mons

300

When we are measuring the magnitude of an Earthquake, we use the ___________ scale.

 (for example, the earthquake in Chile in 1960 was a 9.5 magnitude).

Richter Scale

400

This is the fault along California that creates many Earthquakes.

San Andreas Fault

400

What volcano has the largest magma chamber that we know of?

a. Mt. St. Helens .   b. Yellowstone

c. Kilauea .              e. Mauna Loa

b. Yelllowstone

400

To locate the epicenter of an earthquake, scientists need seismograms from at least ____ seismic stations.

3

400

Earthquakes release ___________ that has built up in the rocks.

a. Water .                     b. Magnetism

c. Stress/Energy .          c. Electricity

C. Stress/Energy

400

The following is damage that occurs from an earthquake.

a. Tsunami .       b. Liquefaction

c. Fires .             d. All of the above

d. All of the above

500

A break in Earth's crust due to stress is this.

A Fault.

500

Name one volcano in NM

a. Mt. St. Helens .     b. Mauna Kea

c. Mt. Fuji .               d. Bandera Volcano

Bandera Volcano

500

The seismic waves that usually cause the most damage are _________.

Surface Waves

500

One method of making a building earthquake resistant is to

a.  Add sand under the foundation

b. Reduce the use of steel

c. Make the walls out of brick

d. Use cross brace

d. Use cross braces

500

What are the volcanoes you see on the horizon just outside of ABQ toward the west.

The 3 sisters.