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- 1. Multiple Choice
T or F? Stress is a force on a rock that removes energy from the rock.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
The long tube in a volcano that connects the magma chamber to the Earth's surface is the ____.
vent
crater
pipe
lava flow
- 3. Multiple Choice
A(n) _______ is a fold in a rock that bends upwards and forms an arch.
anticline
syncline
decline
incline
- 4. Multiple Choice
Compression is the type of stress force that produces a _______________ fault.
strike-slip
normal
reverse
convergent
- 5. Multiple Choice
T or F? An island arc may form along converging oceanic plate boundaries (subduction).
true
false
- 6. Multiple Choice
A force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume is called _______.
subduction
stress
force
fault
- 7. Multiple Choice
T or F?Dissolved trapped gases in magma are the force that causes it to erupt to the surface
true
false
- 8. Multiple Choice
T or F? The land between two reverse faults is known as a fault block mountain.
true
false
- 9. Multiple Choice
A type of volcano that is erupting or will erupt in the near future is a(n) ________ volcano.
extinct
active
dormant
explosive
- 10. Multiple Choice
These type of seismic waves can travel through both solids and liquids.
(P) primary wave
(S) secondary wave
surface wave
- 11. Multiple Choice
This device records the ground movements caused by seismic waves.
seismograph
seismophone
seismogram
seismometer
- 12. Multiple Choice
Volcanoes that form along mid-ocean ridges occur at __________________ plate boundaries.
convergent
divergent
transform
subduction
- 13. Multiple Choice
T or F? Secondary (S) waves are a type of seismic wave that arrive first during an earthquake.
true
false
- 14. Multiple Choice
T or F? Volcanic belts form along the boundaries of Earth's plates.
true
false
- 15. Multiple Choice
A dormant volcano .........
is erupting or will in the near future
is unlikely to ever erupt again
may erupt some time in the distant future
contains no lava flow during an eruption
- 16. Multiple Choice
T or F? The Hawaiian Islands were formed as plates moved slowly over a hot spot.
true
false
- 17. Multiple Choice
The point beneath earth's surface where rock breaks under stress, triggering an earthquake is called ____________.
the focus
the focal point
the epicenter
the epic spot
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a type of stress force?
compression
tension
shearing
strike-slip
- 19. Multiple Choice
This type of volcano is unlikely to erupt again.
active
dormant
extinct
explosive
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which type of stress pushes a mass of rock past each other, in opposite directions?
compression
tension
shearing
strike-slip
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