Study Guide: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Earthquake basics
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How P and S waves move through the Earth
How to determine the epicenter of an earthquake
The relationship between plate tectonics and earthquake activity
What happens to the surface when a fault ruptures
How earthquakes are a constructive and/or destructive force
Earthquake Hazards
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1. Different types of dangers associated with earthquakes and how the
earthquake causes those dangers
Earthquake Application
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1. Know the location of the San Andreas fault and the New Madrid Seismic
Zone
2. Know the reasons behind the different kinds of damage zones of these
two seismic areas
Volcano basics
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Definition of volcano
Difference between composite, shield, and cinder cone volcano
Relationship between plate tectonics and volcanic activity
How volcanoes are a constructive and/or destructive force
Volcano Hazards
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1. Know the different hazards associated with composite volcanoes and how
the volcanic activity causes those hazards.
Volcano Application
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1. Know how volcanoes are both harmful and helpful
2. Know key active volcanic areas
KEY VOCABULARY
1. earthquake
2. epicenter
3. fault
4. focus
5. seismologist
6. moment magnitude scale
7. tsunami
8. liquefaction (not liquification)
9. volcano
10. composite volcano
11. shield volcano
12. cinder cone volcano
13. volcanologist
14. lahar
15. pyroclastic flow