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Quiz 2 Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Quiz by Trina Hope-Ross

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17 questions
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  • Q1
    a volcano made of cinder (ashes) with steep sides and a bowl-shaped crater
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    cinder cone volcano
    30s
  • Q2
    a volcano made of alternating layers of lava and cinder or ash
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    composite volcano
    30s
  • Q3
    term used to describe a volcano that is not active
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    dormant
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  • Q4
    shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy that is stored in the bedrock
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    earthquake
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  • Q5
    the place on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus of an earthquake
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    epicenter
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  • Q6
    the term used when a volcano becomes active
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    erupt
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  • Q7
    a crack in the bedrock along which rocks break and move during an earthquake
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    fault
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  • Q8
    the place deep in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins
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    focus
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  • Q9
    a place under the Earth's crust at which magma is forced up to the surface because the temperature is much greater than normal
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    hot spot
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  • Q10
    the scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake
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    Richter scale
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  • Q11
    the machine used to measure the strength of earthquakes
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    seismograph
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  • Q12
    a volcano with gently sloping layers composed of cooled magma
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    shield volcano
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  • Q13
    an opening in Earth's crust that can release lava, smoke, and ash when it erupts
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    volcano
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  • Q14
    A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
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    tsunami
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  • Q15
    A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
    plate tectonics
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