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Volcano, Earthquakes, Tsunami

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  • What does the word **'quake'** literally mean in the term earthquake?
    Shaking
  • Beside lava, what material can volcanoes send out during an eruption?
    Rocks/ Volcanic ash/ gases
  • The most common type of volcano, built from alternating layers of ash and lava into a cone-shaped mountain, is a....
    secondary cone
  • All volcanic materials, including lava, rocks, ash, and gases, travel up through a central pipe called a...
    Vent
  • The molten rock while its beneath the Earth surface in the mantle is called ...
    magma
  • The benefit of volcanic activity for the soil is ...
    fertile the soil
  • When tsunami wave reaches a shallow coastal area, it (decreases/increases) in height.
    increases
  • Which island chain in the Pacific Ocean was formed from layers of lava that flowed, cooled, and hardened into rock?
    Hawaii
  • The primary disaster caused when a massive tsunami wave strikes land is ...
    flooding/ damage/ people injured
  • What happens to lava after it stops flowing and cools down?
    It hardens into rocks
  • During an eruption, the widening of the central vent at the Earth's surface forms a....
    Crater
  • Most earthquakes and volcanoes in the world are concentrated in an unstable geological region known as the...
    Pacific ring of fire
  • What is an Earthquake?
    A shaking of the Earth
  • Molten rock that erupts and flows onto the Earth's surface is known as...
    Lava
  • A tsunami is a huge ocean wave triggered by an earthquake ...
    under the sea
  • What is the most common type of volcano on Earth?
    A composite volcano