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- 1. Fill in the Blank
It is an opening in the earth’s crust through which hot molten magma (lava), rock and ash are erupted unto the land.
- 2. Multiple Choice
It is the channel which allows magma within the volcano to reach the surface in a volcanic eruption
crater
vent
magma chamber
lava
- 3. Fill in the Blank
What f refers to the reservoir of magma located deep inside the volcano?
- 4. Multiple Choice
It is a region deep within the Earth's mantle from which heat rises through the process of convection.
chamber
mantle
core
hot spot
- 5. Fill in the Blank
What m refers to molten materials inside the earth’s interior.
- 6. Multiple Choice
These are broad, dome-shaped volcanoes with long gently-sloped sides.
shield volcanoes
Cone volcanoes
composite volcanoes
dormant
- 7. Fill in the Blank
________________ volcanoes are those that continue to erupt or are at risk of erupting.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Volcanic eruption eject many types of materials except one.
cinder
pyroclastic
boulders
pumice
- 9. Fill in the Blank
What e occurs after a build-up of pressure causes rocks and other materials to give way.
- 10. Fill in the Blank
What f refers to the place beneath the ground where the earthquake takes place?
- 11. Fill in the Blank
What e refers to the point on the ground surface immediately above the focus.
- 12. Fill in the Blank
What RS measures the magnitude of earthquakes?
- 13. Multiple Choice
The following are human activities that trigger earthquakes except one.
fracking
crustal loading
coal mining
deforestation
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an indirect hazard of a volcanic eruption?
tsunami
mudflow
earthquake
volcanic gases
- 15. Fill in the Blank
What nh is a natural event that causes damage to property and disruption of normal life and may cause loss of life?
- 16. Fill in the Blank
Most volcanoes and earthquakes are located along the plate ____________________.
- 17. Fill in the Blank
What is formed when subduction process takes place?
- 18. Fill in the Blank
What is formed when two or more plates collide and no plate is subducted?
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