Restless earth

Question 1

The runny type of lava is called

Answer 1

Basalt

Question 2

When land acts like a liquid due to seismic shaking

Answer 2

Liquefaction

Question 3

The date of the Kobe earthquake

Answer 3

17th Jan 1995

Question 4

The thick type of lava is called

Answer 4

Andesite

Question 5

A deep depression created by a super volcano eruption

Answer 5

Caldera

Question 6

The secondary threat created when extensive ash mixes with water

Answer 6

Lahars

Question 7

The date of the Haiti earthquake

Answer 7

13th Jan 2010

Question 8

The name of the bridge/motorway in Kobe that collapsed in the earthquake

Answer 8

Hanshin expressway

Question 9

The weight of the roofs that pancaked in the Kobe outer suburbs

Answer 9

2 tonnes

Question 10

A flat gentle sided volcano is called

Answer 10

Shield

Question 11

The name of the plug in the top of the volcano that causes pressure to build

Answer 11

Lava dome

Question 12

The date of the Mt St Helens eruption

Answer 12

18th May 1980

Question 13

The type of plate margin that you find composite volcanoes

Answer 13

Destructive

Question 14

The first type of wave to be released from the focus

Answer 14

P waves

Question 15

The amount of people were killed by the Mt St Helens eruption

Answer 15

57

Question 16

Measures how much sulphur dioxide is released from vents in the earth

Answer 16

COSPEC

Question 17

The amount of gas masks were handed out after the eruption of Mt St Helens

Answer 17

2 million