Volcanoes and Earthquakes Study Guide Quiz

Viscosity is the resistance of a fluid to ______

The three common types of lava are basaltic, andesitic, and ______

Normal Fault - plates move apart and hanging wall moves ______

Reverse Fault - plates press together and hanging wall moves ______

Strike-Slip Fault - both plates slide past each ______

Seismic Waves are the waves of energy caused by an ______

Seismology is the scientific study of ______

A scientist who studies earthquakes is called a ______

The scientific instrument that records seismic waves from an earthquake is called a ______

The earthquake slip happens below the ______

Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions ______

What is the resistance of a fluid to flow called?

What is the scientific study of earthquakes called?

What is the scientific instrument that records seismic waves from an earthquake called?

What is the name for the area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?

What is the term for where the shaking is first felt above ground directly above the focus of an earthquake?

What are the three common types of lava?

What is the name for the waves of energy caused by an earthquake?

What is the term for where the earthquake slip happens below the ground?

What is the term for a scientist who studies earthquakes?

What is the term for the waves that move with a push-pull motion and arrive first?

What is the term for the waves that move with an up and down motion and arrive second?