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Earthquakes and Volcanoes 3
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes 3

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Mount Etna is an active volcano. Volcanoes can be caused by mantle plumes. These so-called hotspots, for example at Hawaii, can occur far from plate boundaries. Hotspot volcanoes are also found elsewhere in the solar system, especially on rocky planets and moons!

1 .
An earthquake sends out what type of waves?
Ascorbic
Pelagic
Seismic
Semitic
Seismic is Greek for 'shake'
2 .
The volcano that erupted in Washington state in 1980 was Mount what?
St Helens
St James
St Neots
St Swithins
3 .
What kind of volcanic 'flow' includes hot gas, ash and lava?
Hypocaustic
Panasonic
Pyroclastic
Pyrotechnic
4 .
What is the underground point where an earthquake starts?
Focus
Genesis
Hub
Origin
5 .
Where the edges of plates meet is called what?
Plate boundary
Plate border
Plate junction
Plate seam
Also known as a plate margin
6 .
Earthquakes on the seabed can cause what?
Origamis
Toonarmies
Tsunamis
Typhoons
They are huge tidal waves - tsunami means 'harbor wave' in Japanese
7 .
Which is not a type of plate boundary?
Collision
Constructive
Destructive
Distinctive
8 .
Volcanoes that have erupted recently are called what?
Active
Alert
Effervescent
Vibrant
9 .
Which volcanoes are formed from runny lava and have gently sloping sides?
Ash volcanoes
Composite volcanoes
Dome volcanoes
Shield volcanoes
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an excellent example
10 .
What word describes the plates of the earth's crust?
Platonic
Subsonic
Technotronic
Tectonic
Movement of plates causes 'quakes and eruptions
Author:  Jan Crompton

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