Name _______________________________________________ period _________________ Earthquake/Volcano Study Guide
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Name _______________________________________________ period _________________ Earthquake/Volcano Study Guide For each of the diagrams describe the type of stress affecting them, the type of fault associated with them, and the type of plate boundary associated with them. Stress _______________ Fault ________________ Boundary _____________ Stress _______________ Fault ________________ Boundary _____________ Stress ________________ Fault _________________ Boundary ______________ Stress ______________ Fault _______________ Boundary ____________ Stress _______________ Fault _______________ Boundary ___________ Name _______________________________________________ period _________________ Stress ______________ Fault _______________ Boundary ___________ What is an Earthquakes epicenter? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ What are the 2 types of Earthquake waves needed to calculate the distance to an Earthquake’s epicenter? __________________________________________________________________________ What are the differences between those 2 waves? __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Describe why 3 Earthquake monitoring stations are needed to find the epicenter of an Earthquake? _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Name _______________________________________________ period _________________ What Earthquake scale is the best, and why is it the best? _Moment Magnitude Why? _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Where are most earthquakes located? _________________________________ Why do they happen there? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Label the diagram: 8) __________________ 9) __________________ 10) _________________ 11) _________________ 12) _________________ Why does magma rise through the crust? _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name _______________________________________________ period _________________ How do Volcanoes form along convergent boundaries? ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Why do geologists monitor earthquake activity near volcanoes? _______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Describe how volcanoes form at a hot spot under oceanic crust: ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a Shield volcano, how it forms, and the type of magma it normally has: ________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Describe a Cinder Cone volcano, how it forms, and the types of magma it normally has: ____________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name _______________________________________________ period _________________ Describe a Composite volcano, how it forms, and the types of magma it normally has: ____________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
