Emily

Questions

1. What scale do we give credit for to rate earthquakes? (Richter scale)

2. What do we call a "sleeping" volcano? (dormant)

3. Which is strongest: 2.5, 5.6, or 9.0? (9.0)

4. What are the two types of flowing lava? (pahoehoe and aa)

5. How do earthquakes happen? (by plate movement)

6. What is lava called before it reaches the surface? (magma)

7. What famous fault runs through California? (the San Andreas fault)

8. What big area, in the Pacific Ocean, has the most volcanoes? (the Ring of Fire)

9. About how many 1.0 earthquakes happen every day? (800,000)

10. What do you call an opening on the side of a volcano? (side vent)