Epicenters and Volcanoes

Question 1

the rupture and slippage along fractures of earth’s crust

Answer 1

Faults

Question 2

travels through Earth’s inner layers

Answer 2

Body Waves

Question 3

can only move along the surface of the planet

Answer 3

Surface Waves

Question 4

pushing and pulling wave

Answer 4

P-wave or compressional wave

Question 5

wave that can only move through solid rock, moves perpendicular to the direction that the energy is travelling in

Answer 5

S-wave

Question 6

“safest place” in the country due to its very low risk in geologic disasters like Earthquakes

Answer 6

Palawan

Question 7

What happens if tectonic planes move apart or DIVERGE?

Answer 7

Magma oozes out and forms vents leading to formation of land masses (Volcanoes, volcanic activity)

Question 8

What happens if tectonic planes move toward each other or CONVERGE?

Answer 8

Plate melts in the mantle

Question 9

Simplest type of volcano, most common, cone shape, 100 to 400 meters, emits volcanic ash during eruption

Answer 9

Cinder Cone

Question 10

Tall conical mountain, composed of an alternating layer of lava flow, 100 to 3500 meters, emits both volcanic ash and lava during eruption

Answer 10

Composite Volcano or “Stratovolcano”

Question 11

Huge type of volcano, gently sloped, exclusively erupt basaltic lava, high as 9000 meters

Answer 11

Shield Volcano

Question 12

is a steam-driven episode that occurs when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated by magma, lava, hot rocks, or new volcanic deposits

Answer 12

Phreatic Eruption

Question 13

Type of eruption that involves the rise of magma toward the surface

Answer 13

Magmatic Eruptions

Question 14

Type of volcanic eruption that can send debris and ash into the air

Answer 14

Phreatomagmatic Explosions

Question 15

Mayon’s VEI (Volcanic Exclusivity Index)

Answer 15

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