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Earthquakes and Volcanoes 03

Earthquakes send out seismic waves. These waves can be recorded by a seismometer. The photo shows a printout from a seismometer.

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 03

In Geography, 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!

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  1. Earthquakes on the seabed can cause what?

  2. The volcano that erupted in Washington state in 1980 was Mount what?

  3. What word describes the plates of the earth's crust?

  4. Where the edges of plates meet is called what?

  5. Which volcanoes are formed from runny lava and have gently sloping sides?

  6. Volcanoes that have erupted recently are called what?

  7. Which is not a type of plate boundary?

  8. An earthquake sends out what type of waves?

  9. What kind of volcanic 'flow' includes hot gas, ash and lava?

  10. What is the underground point where an earthquake starts?

Quiz written by Jan Crompton

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