Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Mountain Ranges

Question 1

A volcano with accounts of eruption documented
within 10,000 years

Answer 1

Active Volcano

Question 2

A big body of land on the globe

Answer 2

Continent

Question 3

A vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy

Answer 3

Earthquake

Question 4

The location on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

Answer 4

Epicenter

Question 5

The exact site of the origin of an earthquake, below the epicenter

Answer 5

Focus

Question 6

The liquid rock below the Earth’s surface

Answer 6

Magma

Question 7

A landmass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

Answer 7

Mountain

Question 8

A chain of mountains

Answer 8

Mountain Range

Question 9

Earthquake waves

Answer 9

Seismic Wave

Question 10

The first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a seismic station, these compression waves are the fastest and travel through solids, liquids, and gases

Answer 10

Primary Wave

Question 11

The second type of earthquake wave to be recorded in a seismic station; these shearing waves are stronger than P-waves, but only move through solids

Answer 11

Secondary Wave

Question 12

The graphical record of an earthquake

Answer 12

Seismogram

Question 13

A Japanese term for “big wave in the port;” generated during undersea quakes

Answer 13

Tsunami

Question 14

A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas is being or have been erupted from the earth’s crust

Answer 14

Volcano

Question 15

A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of an earthquake

Answer 15

Seismograph

Question 16

The outermost layer of the Earth

Answer 16

Crust

Question 17

The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s?

Answer 17

Lithosphere

Question 18

The continuously moving part of the earth’s crust

Answer 18

Plate

Question 19

Theory that states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving

Answer 19

Plate Tectonics

Question 20

A type of earthquake that happens when the shifting of Earth’s plates is driven by the sudden release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of Earth.

Answer 20

Tectonic

Question 21

What happens when a submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced?

Answer 21

Tsunami

Question 22

Plate that pushes the Philippine
Plate toward the Eurasian Plate

Answer 22

Pacific Plate

Question 23

100km thick layer of solid rock including the crust

Answer 23

Lithosphere

Question 24

Upper mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere. Have rocks that is softer due to higher pressure and high temperatures.

Answer 24

Asthenosphere

Question 25

Forms the foundation of plate tectonics

Answer 25

Convection in the Asthenosphere

Question 26

According to this theory, the entire lithosphere of the earth is broken into numerous segments called plates.

Answer 26

Plate Tectonics Theory

Question 27

7 Large Plates (AAEINSP)

Answer 27

African
Antarctic
Eurasian
Indo-Australia
North American
South American
Pacific

Question 28

Earthquake, epicenters, active volcanoes and moving plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire are situated in the _______ location.

Answer 28

same location