Volcanoes
What causes volcanoes to form? ( 3 possible answers)
Subduction of a tectonic plate under another; a plume of magma breaking through in a particular spot (hot spot); two plates rifting apart.
What causes an earthquake?
Two tectonic plates colliding and slipping against each other
How do Tsunamis occur (4 possible answers)
Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and meteorites
How long is your exam?
1 hour
Who is the captain of the Black caps?
Kane Williamson
Name 2 types of volcano? e.g. stratovolcano
Shield, caldera, dome, cinder, stratovolcano
What are three different types of tectonic fault?
normal, reverse, thrust, oblique, transform
Which part of NZ is at highest risk of a Tsunami being created based off an Earthquake occurring as the Pacific plate is subducted under the Indo Australian?
East Coast of the North Island + Wellington
Who is the Deputy Prime minister of NZ?
Winston Peters
What was the score between Nelson college boarders and GHS?
26- 15
What determines whether an eruption is violent, ejecting a huge amount of ash or quiet/effusive
The viscosity of the magma and the gas trapped inside it.
How much more powerful is a mag. 8 earthquake compared to a mag. 6
100 x more powerful
What is wave shoaling?
Where a wave slows down and gains amplitude (wave height) as is approaches the shoreline.
When is your Exam for this class
Thursday the 8th November, 9:30am
What was the score in the league game between NZ and England
16- 18
What type of volcano would basalt form?
A shield volcano
In the South Island the two plates are converging and moving past each other. The Southern Alps is formed due to the uplift of these two plates overtop of each other
What would a Tsunami be like in the middle of the ocean (deep water)?
A small (low amplitude) fast moving wave
What is dry ice made of?
Carbon dioxide
WHo just won the Meads Cup
Thames Valley
What type of volcano would Andesite form?
A stratovolcano e.g. Mt Taranaki, Mt Ruepehu
What are the different types of waves released when an Earthquake occurs? (four types) Which ones are the most damaging>
Body waves : P & S waves and surface waves (love and rayleigh). Surface waves are the slowest and most damaging.
What is a distant source tsunami. Which part of the world could NZ receive a distant source tsunami from
A tsunami that takes over 3 hours to hit NZ. South America/Alaska/Japan
When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
1840
Which league team is Russel Crowe an owner of
Rabbitohs