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JEOPARDY. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Earthquake 1 100 points When an earthquake occurs, energy is released in the form of __________. seismic waves c . magnitude faultsd. tsunamis. Earthquake 1 100 points ANSWER a. seismic waves. Earthquake 1 200 points - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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JEOPARDYEarthquakes and Volcanoes
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Earthquake 1100 points
When an earthquake occurs, energy is released in the form of __________.
a.seismic waves c. magnitudeb.faults d. tsunamis
Earthquake 1100 pointsANSWER
a. seismic waves
Earthquake 1200 points
What kind of waves causes particles in rocks to move back and forth (compressions) in the same direction?
a.surface waves c. secondary wavesb.primary waves d. tsunami waves
Earthquake 1200 pointsANSWER
b. primary waves
Earthquakes 1300 points
An earthquake’s _______________ is the point on Earth’s surface directly above where the earthquake initially started.
a.elastic limit c. epicenterb.focus d. primary wave
Earthquakes 1300 pointsANSWER
c. epicenter
Earthquakes 1400 points
The Richter scale measures the _________ of an earthquake.
a.magnitude c. liquefaction
b.intensity d. fault
Earthquakes 1400 pointsANSWER
a. magnitude
Earthquakes 1500 points
Rocks are subject to the force of tension where Earth’s plates ____________.
a.slide past each other c. move apartb.come together d. slide over
one another
Earthquakes 1500 pointsANSWER
c. move apart
Earthquakes 2100 points
If a major earthquake occurred in a populated inland area far from the shore, which of these would be LEAST likely to result?
a.damage to buildings and structuresb.tsunamis
c.loss of human lives
d.landslides
Earthquakes 2100 pointsANSWER
b. tsunamis
Earthquakes 2200 points
Buildings in areas where earthquakes happen frequently need to be seismically safe. Which of the following describes how a building in these areas should be built?
a.Buildings should be built so they will stand rigidly and not be able to sway
b.Buildings should have rubber moorings so they will sway
c. Buildings should be built without reinforcing rodsd.Buildings should be built only on epicenters
Earthquakes 2200 pointsANSWER
b. Buildings should have rubber moorings so they will sway
Earthquakes 2300 points
Determine the type of fault depicted in each figure below as either a normal fault, reverse fault, or a strike-slip fault.
Earthquake 2300 points
Answer
normal fault
Earthquake 2400 points
Determine the type of fault depicted in each figure below as either a normal fault, reverse fault, or a strike-slip fault.
Earthquake 2400 pointsANSWER
reverse fault
Earthquake 2500 points
At a ___________________ fault, the rocks above the fault surface are pushed together and forced up and over the rocks below the fault surface.a. liquid c. normalb.strike-slip d. reverse
Earthquakes 2500 pointsANSWER
d. reverse
Volcanoes 1100 points
Which of these best describes a shield volcano?a. a small crack or fissures eruption
volcanic materialb. a volcano with steep, rough, jagged
edgesc. a very wide volcano with gently sloping
sidesd. a volcano with steep, smooth composed
of tephra sides
Volcanoes 1100 pointsANSWER
C. a very wide volcano with gently sloping sides
Volcano 1200 points
Which statement about lava flow is accurate?a. They always move rapidlyb. They destroy everything in their pathsc. They always cool down and change into
magmad. They are not very damaging to the
environment
Volcano 1200 pointsANSWER
b. They destroy everything in their paths
Volcano 1300 points
Which of the following best describes a composite volcano?a. a small crack or fissures eruption volcanic materialb. a volcano with steep, rough, jagged edgesc. a very wide volcano with gently sloping sidesd. a volcano with steep, smooth composed
of tephra sides
Volcano 1300 pointsANSWER
b. a volcano with steep, rough, jagged edges
Volcano 1400 points
Why is Hawaii made of volcanoes?a. plates are moving apartb. a hot spot existsc. plates are moving togetherd. rift zones exist
Volcano 1400 pointsANSWER
b. a hot spot exists
Volcano 1500 points
The most likely cause of the slow movement of magma toward Earth’s surface is that the ___________.
a. magma is more dense than the rock around itb. magma is less dense than the rock around itc. magma is hotter than the rock around itd. magma is cooler than the rock around it
Volcano 1500 pointsANSWER
b. magma is less dense than the rock around it
Volcano 2100 points
What kind of magma produces violent volcanic eruptions?
a. those rich in silicab. those low in silicac. those forming shield volcanoesd. those rich in iron
Volcano 2100 pointsANSWER
a. those rich in silica
Volcano 2200 points
Magma that has pushed up through layers of rocks (Perpendicularly at a 90* angle) and hardened is called____________.
a. sill c. dikeb. caldera d. vent
Volcano 2200 pointsANSWER
c. dike
Volcano 2300 points
What is the largest intrusive igneous rock body?
a. dike c. sillb. volcanic neck d. batholith
Volcano 2300 pointsANSWER
d. batholith
Volcano 2400 points
Which of the following is made of alternating layers of ash and cooled lava flows?a. shield volcano c. composite volcanob. plateau basalts d. cinder cone volcano
Volcano 2400 pointsANSWER
c. composite volcano
Volcano 2500 points
Which of the following forms when the top of a volcano collapses into a partially emptied magma chamber?
a. fissure c. calderab. crater d. volcanic neck
Volcano 2500 points
c. caldera