Earthquakes And Volcanos

Question 1

A vibration caused by an eathquake

Answer 1

Seismic wave

Question 2

An instrument that detects and records earthquakes; show seismic waves as curvy lines along a graph

Answer 2

Seismograph

Question 3

An instrument that detects and records vibrations

Answer 3

Seismometer

Question 4

Bridges, buildings and roads were wrecked because of the ____________ earthquake

Answer 4

San Francisco

Question 5

_________ affected people by destroying 250 homes

Answer 5

Mount Saint Helens

Question 6

Earthquakes affect the environment by knocking down trees and causing

Answer 6

Landslides

Question 7

Volcanoes affect the environment by ___________ he air

Answer 7

Polluting

Question 8

Volcanoes affect the environment by animals losing their

Answer 8

Habitat

Question 9

Volcanoes affect the environment by the hot _______ can burn forests

Answer 9

Lova

Question 10

_________ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in the earth’s crust

Answer 10

Volcano

Question 11

Volcanoes occur at opening in the Earth’s _________

Answer 11

Crust

Question 12

Volcanoes affect plants by __________ the plants

Answer 12

Killing

Question 13

________ can help plants grow

Answer 13

Volcano

Question 14

_____________ is a sudden shaking of the Earth’s Crust

Answer 14

Earthquake

Question 15

Sudden movements along a _________ is what causes Earthquakes

Answer 15

Fault

Question 16

An ocean earthquake may cause a _________

Answer 16

Tsunami

Question 17

__________ is a line of weakness in rocks

Answer 17

Fault

Question 18

Giving people advance notice of earthquakes and volcanoes can help keep them _________

Answer 18

Sate

Question 19

Natural hazards have helped scientists understand more about the Earth’s ________

Answer 19

Structure