Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Description: This quiz covers various aspects of earthquakes and volcanoes, including their causes, effects, and associated phenomena. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: earthquakes volcanoes earth science |
What is the primary cause of earthquakes?
Which seismic wave is responsible for the most damage during an earthquake?
What is the Richter scale used to measure?
What is the term for a series of smaller earthquakes that follow a larger one?
Which type of volcano is characterized by a steep-sided cone shape and explosive eruptions?
What is the process by which magma rises to the Earth's surface?
Which type of volcanic eruption is characterized by a continuous outpouring of low-viscosity lava?
What is the term for a cloud of hot ash, gas, and rock fragments expelled during a volcanic eruption?
What is the term for a mixture of volcanic ash, mud, and water that flows down the slopes of a volcano?
What is the term for a large, bowl-shaped depression formed by the collapse of a volcano's summit?
Which type of seismic wave travels through the Earth's outer layer?
What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Which type of seismic wave travels through the Earth's inner core?
What is the term for the measure of the strength of an earthquake at a particular location?
Which type of volcanic eruption is characterized by the ejection of large fragments of rock and ash?