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Hess Earth Science -2
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1) What is the Ring of Fire?
A
The lava field around Kilaua Volcano
B
An area near earth of the earth\\\'s poles where earthquakes occur.
C
The only place where a volcano can form
D
Plate boundaries around the earth where tectonic activitiy occurs
2) When seismic waves travel through the earth, in which layer do they slow down?
A
Mantle
B
Outer Core
C
Crust
D
Inner Core
3) How are earthquakes measured?
A
In meters /second like sound waves
B
Using the Richmond Scale
C
Using a seismometer
D
By measuring the amount of energy released from the quake
4) When and where did the largest recent tsunami occur?
A
Near Alaska in 1964
B
Near Japan in 2010
C
Near Sumatra and Java in 2004
D
Off the coast of Chile in 2002
5) What is a pyroclastic flow?
A
A violent explosion of hot gases, from a volcano
B
A comination of hot gases, cinders, volcanic bombs, and cinders expelled from a volcano
C
A slow movement of lava, gasses and debris from a volcanic eruption
D
A large lava flow from a Hawaiian volcano
6) What is a Lahar?
A
Slow moving lava from a Shiel Volcano
B
A fast moving lava flow from a strato-volcano
C
A dome of magma that almost reaches the surface
D
A combination of melted snow, debris, volcanic ash and mud from a volcanic eruption
7) What are the various types of volcanoes
A
Shield cone, cinder cone, strata-cone
B
Cinder Cone, shield, strata and combination
C
Shield, cinder cone, strata-cone
D
Strata cone, shield, explosive, combination and cinder cone
8) When and where did Vesuvious erupt to destroy the cities of Pompeii and Herculanium?
A
Near what is now Athens Greece in 70 AD
B
Near what is now Cairo Egypt in 71 AD
C
Near what is now Rome, Italy in 70 AD
D
Near what is now Naples, Italy in 79 AD
9) How are eathquakes and Tsunami's related?
A
They occur most often at divergent boundaries.
B
If the change in the sea-floor level is great enough a tsunami wave is produced .
C
An undersea earthquake will always cause a dangerou tsunami
D
Both usually occur near large transform boundaries.
10) Where is the US supervolcano that is being carefully monitored?
A
Underneath Mt. Hood in Oregon
B
In the valley of Yellowston Park,
C
Near Mt. Ranier in Washington State
D
Very close to Mt. St. Helens in Washington State
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