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Earthquakes & Volcano Review
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1) What do the dots on the graph represent? Volcanoes Earthquakes
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2) The dots form mostly on the same lines. What are these lines representing? Plate Boundaries
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3) What is the Ring of Fire? 4) Where is the ring of fire on the above diagram? An Arc of intensive seismic and volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Plate.
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5) What U.S. states are a part of the Ring of Fire? Alaska Washington Oregon California
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6) What U.S. State is in the middle of the ring of fire? Hawaii
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7) How is an earthquake produced? With the sudden movement of the ground caused by the release of energy when the rocks move along a fault.
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8) Label the parts in the earthquake picture.
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9) What is a fault? A break in the rock where movement occurs.
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10) What is the epicenter of an earthquake? A point on the Earth’s surface where the Earthquake is first felt
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11) What is the focus of the earthquake? Where the first movement occurs in the Earth’s Crust
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12) What piece of equipment can measure seismic waves? A Seismograph
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13) The area in the picture where no seismic waves occur after the earthquake is called the: Shadow Zone
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14) Label the diagrams below.
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15) Identify each wave as either an S-Wave or a P-wave A. P-wave B. S-wave
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16) Speed of wave A:Speed of wave B: Fastest 2 nd Fastest 17) A Movement:B Movement: Back and ForthPerpendicular 18) A moves through:B moves through: Solid, Liquid, GasSolid
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19) What does the Richter Scale tells about an earthquake? Magnitude; Strength
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20) What does the Mercalli scale tell us about an earthquake? Intensity: the amount of damage that occurred
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21) The damage an earthquake does is called: Its Intensity – Mercalli Scale
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22) The strength of an earthquake is called its: Magnitude – Richter Scale
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23) What is a tsunami? A giant wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake or landslide.
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24) Where is magma found? Below ground
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25) Where would lava be found? Above Ground
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A. Cinder Cone B. Shield C. Composite 26) Label the three types of volcanoes
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27) Describe the slopes of each volcano. A. In-between B. Gently sloping C. Steep
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27) Describe the eruptions of each volcano? A. Local B. Quiet C. Explosive
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28) Crater Lake, Oregon is a _______________ that formed when the magma chamber below a volcano partially emptied and cause the ground to sink. Caldera
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Nevada is on Shaky Ground Article & Video After watching the video, reading the article and discussing the diagrams. Do you think the Las Vegas Valley is ready for an earthquake? Explain and support your answer in 5-8 complete sentences.
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