earthquake/volcano

Question 1

fault

Answer 1

.an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature

Question 2

ring of fire

Answer 2

. a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean

Question 3

transform / strike-slip

Answer 3

.the product of a transformation.

Question 4

divergent / normal

Answer 4

.product of diverging

Question 5

convergent / reverse

Answer 5

product of converging.

Question 6

P-waves

Answer 6

.is one of the two main types of elastic body waves

Question 7

S waves

Answer 7

.secondary waves, or shear waves

Question 8

epicenter

Answer 8

.the point on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.

Question 9

focus

Answer 9

uncomfortably close,

Question 10

Richter scale

Answer 10

.assigns a magnitude number to quantify the size of an earthquake

Question 11

explosive volcano

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.Volcanic eruptions can be explosive, sending ash,

Question 12

nonexplosive volcano

Answer 12

. of volcanic eruption is a non-explosive or effusive eruption

Question 13

Krakatoa

Answer 13

. is a volcanic island situated in the Sunda Strait

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Yellowstone supervolcano

Answer 14

. is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Par

Question 15

San Andreas fault

Answer 15

. is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers

Question 16

Mid-oceanic ridge

Answer 16

. is an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic

Question 17

shield volcano

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. is a type of volcano usually built almost entirely of fluid lava flow

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cinder cone volcano

Answer 18

. or scoria cone is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments,

Question 19

Composite volcano

Answer 19

.lso known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers

Question 20

hot spot

Answer 20

.a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.