Volcanoes and Earthquakes Study Guide Quiz
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What is viscosity?

  • The resistance of a fluid to flow (correct)
  • The ability of a fluid to dissolve other substances
  • The measure of fluid's color
  • The temperature at which a fluid boils
  • Which type of fault involves plates moving apart and the hanging wall moving down?

  • Thrust Fault
  • Reverse Fault
  • Normal Fault (correct)
  • Strike-Slip Fault
  • What is the focus of an earthquake?

  • Where the earthquake slip happens below the ground (correct)
  • Where the shaking is first felt above ground
  • The epicenter of the earthquake
  • The point directly above the focus
  • What is the Ring of Fire?

    <p>A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which seismic wave arrives first during an earthquake?

    <p>P wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is seismology?

    <p>The scientific study of earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a seismograph?

    <p>The scientific instrument that records seismic waves from an earthquake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary motion of P waves?

    <p>Push-pull</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the S wave also known as?

    <p>Secondary wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do different types of lava have that result in varying viscosities?

    <p>Different amounts of silica and dissolved gasses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a seismologist?

    <p>A scientist who studies earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Viscosity is the resistance of a fluid to flow.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Basaltic, andesitic, and rhyolitic are the three common types of lava.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    P waves move with a push-pull motion.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The S stands for secondary in S wave.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The fault where plates move apart and hanging wall moves down is called a Normal Fault.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Seismograph is the scientific instrument that records seismic waves from an earthquake.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The epicenter is where the shaking is first felt above ground directly above the focus.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The waves of energy caused by an earthquake are called Seismic Waves.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The scientific study of earthquakes is known as Seismology.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Basaltic, andesitic, and rhyolitic are the three common types of ______

    <p>lava</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The three main types of fault movements in earthquakes are normal fault, reverse fault, and ______ fault

    <p>strike-slip</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by an ______

    <p>earthquake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A ______ is a scientist who studies earthquakes

    <p>seismologist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The P in P wave stands for ______

    <p>primary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The S in S wave stands for ______

    <p>secondary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The resistance of a fluid to flow is known as ______

    <p>viscosity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The scientific study of earthquakes is known as ______

    <p>seismology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>seismograph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The fault where plates move apart and hanging wall moves down is called a ______ fault

    <p>normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The waves that arrive first during an earthquake are called ______ waves

    <p>P</p> Signup and view all the answers

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