EQ and Volcano Study Guide

 

 

 

  1. Name the 4 causes of earthquakes.

 

 

  1. What is the difference between focus and epicenter?

 

 

  1. What are the 3 types of waves produced by earthquakes and their characteristics?

 

 

  1. Explain why we need 3 different location’s data to find an epicenter.

 

 

 

  1. See EQ Lab…  Be able to read an EQ graph to find the distance from an epicenter.

 

 

  1. When does magma form?  Why does it form there?

 

 

  1. Why does magma rise?

 

 

  1. Name the 3 types of volcanoes, including what is erupted, how thick the magma is, eruption style, and Si/gas content of each.

 

 

  1. What type of eruption happens at a divergent/convergent plate boundary?

 

 

  1. What is a hot spot?

 

 

  1.  Draw the direction of plate motion given the hot spot chain.