Question 1

Which of the following is not a way that volcanoes and magma can cause earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

A) Volcanic explosions cause seismic waves. 
B) Volcanoes can load the crust,causing faulting and earthquakes. 
C) Many volcanoes have steep,unstable slopes that can cause landslides that shake the ground. 
D) Moving magma within or below the volcano can cause earthquakes. 
E) All of these are ways that volcanoes can cause earthquakes. 
A) Volcanic explosions cause seismic waves. 
B) Volcanoes can load the crust,causing faulting and earthquakes. 
C) Many volcanoes have steep,unstable slopes that can cause landslides that shake the ground. 
D) Moving magma within or below the volcano can cause earthquakes. 
E) All of these are ways that volcanoes can cause earthquakes.

Question 2

Which of the following resulted from the large 2011 Tohuku earthquake in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) Severe ground shaking that damaged buildings near the earthquake 
B) A deadly tsunami 
C) Destruction of a nuclear power plant 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Severe ground shaking that damaged buildings near the earthquake 
B) A deadly tsunami 
C) Destruction of a nuclear power plant 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 3

A single volcano may produce

Accepted Answer

A) only explosive eruptions. 
B) only nonexplosive eruptions. 
C) both explosive and nonexplosive eruptions. 
D) either explosive or nonexplosive eruptions,but never both. 
A) only explosive eruptions. 
B) only nonexplosive eruptions. 
C) both explosive and nonexplosive eruptions. 
D) either explosive or nonexplosive eruptions,but never both.

Question 4

If an earthquake occurred near the oceanic trench in this figure,which one of the following hazards is likely to threaten the town of Ashton?

Accepted Answer

A) Destruction by a tsunami 
B) Liquefaction of soils and other weak materials because of shaking 
C) Landslides and other slope failures caused by shaking 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Destruction by a tsunami 
B) Liquefaction of soils and other weak materials because of shaking 
C) Landslides and other slope failures caused by shaking 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

The dark igneous features shown in this photograph are

Accepted Answer

A) dikes. 
B) sills. 
C) volcanic necks. 
D) batholiths. 
A) dikes. 
B) sills. 
C) volcanic necks. 
D) batholiths.

Question 6

The most dangerous type of volcano is a

Accepted Answer

A) cinder cone. 
B) cinder cone whose magmas are interacting with groundwater. 
C) huge shield volcano. 
D) composite volcano. 
A) cinder cone. 
B) cinder cone whose magmas are interacting with groundwater. 
C) huge shield volcano. 
D) composite volcano.

Question 7

Which of the following is a major source of earthquakes associated with continental collisions?

Accepted Answer

A) Thrust faults 
B) Slip along the plate boundary 
C) Faulting in a wide area adjacent to the collision zone 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Thrust faults 
B) Slip along the plate boundary 
C) Faulting in a wide area adjacent to the collision zone 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following was common to the eruptions of Vesuvius and Mount St.Helens?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are composite volcanoes 
B) Earthquakes before the eruption 
C) Small eruptions of tephra 
D) Pyroclastic flows 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Both are composite volcanoes 
B) Earthquakes before the eruption 
C) Small eruptions of tephra 
D) Pyroclastic flows 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following are ways that viscosity affects gases in magma?

Accepted Answer

A) Viscous magma prevents gas from escaping easily. 
B) Abundant silica chains in viscous magma allow gas to pass quickly through the magma. 
C) Less viscous magma allows gas to escape,which can lead to very explosive eruptions. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Viscous magma prevents gas from escaping easily. 
B) Abundant silica chains in viscous magma allow gas to pass quickly through the magma. 
C) Less viscous magma allows gas to escape,which can lead to very explosive eruptions. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Which of the following is a location in which flood basalts erupted?

Accepted Answer

A) Columbia Plateau 
B) Texas Gulf Coast 
C) Hawaii 
A) Columbia Plateau 
B) Texas Gulf Coast 
C) Hawaii

Question 11

Earthquakes at Mount St.Helens prior to the major eruption in 1980 were caused by

Accepted Answer

A) magma rising in the volcano. 
B) tectonic plate movement. 
C) landslides. 
A) magma rising in the volcano. 
B) tectonic plate movement. 
C) landslides.

Question 12

Which of the following sites would most likely have composite volcanoes? A is on an island arc,B is in the Andes,C is near Hawaii,D is along a midocean ridge.

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) A and C 
E) B and D 
A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) A and C 
E) B and D

Question 13

What type of evidence was used in the Investigation to locate where the earthquake occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) Photographs showing the amount of damage in different places 
B) Newspaper accounts of where buildings were destroyed 
C) Newspaper accounts recording eyewitness observations 
D) Seismograms from three stations 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Photographs showing the amount of damage in different places 
B) Newspaper accounts of where buildings were destroyed 
C) Newspaper accounts recording eyewitness observations 
D) Seismograms from three stations 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Shield volcanoes have low slopes primarily because

Accepted Answer

A) the low viscosity of basaltic magma allows it to flow downhill for long distances. 
B) they never erupt from the same place twice. 
C) their abundant ash layers spread out large distances. 
A) the low viscosity of basaltic magma allows it to flow downhill for long distances. 
B) they never erupt from the same place twice. 
C) their abundant ash layers spread out large distances.

Question 15

At what depth do gas bubbles have the most effect on magma?

Accepted Answer

A) When the magma first forms,before the bubbles can dissolve into the magma 
B) At moderate depths,when the magma is moving rapidly through the conduit 
C) At very shallow levels,such as within the volcano 
D) None of these are correct. 
A) When the magma first forms,before the bubbles can dissolve into the magma 
B) At moderate depths,when the magma is moving rapidly through the conduit 
C) At very shallow levels,such as within the volcano 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a way in which volcanic domes are commonly destroyed?

Accepted Answer

A) collapse into emptied magma chambers below 
B) collapse of steep flanks into block and ash flows 
C) internally derived explosions from built-up gas pressure 
A) collapse into emptied magma chambers below 
B) collapse of steep flanks into block and ash flows 
C) internally derived explosions from built-up gas pressure

Question 17

Steep-sided hills of viscous lava that pile up over volcanic vents are known as

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic domes. 
B) cinder cones. 
C) composite volcanoes. 
A) volcanic domes. 
B) cinder cones. 
C) composite volcanoes.

Question 18

How does the strength of continental crust vary with depth?

Accepted Answer

A) Rocks become stronger with depth and then get weaker deep in the crust. 
B) Rocks weaken with depth and then get stronger deep in the crust. 
C) Rocks systematically get stronger from the surface to deep in the crust. 
D) Rocks systematically get weaker from the surface to deep in the crust. 
A) Rocks become stronger with depth and then get weaker deep in the crust. 
B) Rocks weaken with depth and then get stronger deep in the crust. 
C) Rocks systematically get stronger from the surface to deep in the crust. 
D) Rocks systematically get weaker from the surface to deep in the crust.

Question 19

What type of volcanic eruption is probably shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Fire fountain 
B) Basaltic lava flow 
C) Felsic lava flow 
D) Caldera eruption 
A) Fire fountain 
B) Basaltic lava flow 
C) Felsic lava flow 
D) Caldera eruption

Question 20

The type of fault shown in this figure is a

Accepted Answer

A) dip-slip fault. 
B) normal fault. 
C) strike-slip fault. 
D) reverse fault. 
A) dip-slip fault. 
B) normal fault. 
C) strike-slip fault. 
D) reverse fault.

Which of the following is not a way that volcanoes and magma can cause earthquakes?

Which of the following resulted from the large 2011 Tohuku earthquake in Japan?

A single volcano may produce

If an earthquake occurred near the oceanic trench in this figure,which one of the following hazards is likely to threaten the town of Ashton?

The dark igneous features shown in this photograph are

The most dangerous type of volcano is a

Which of the following is a major source of earthquakes associated with continental collisions?

Which of the following was common to the eruptions of Vesuvius and Mount St.Helens?

Which of the following are ways that viscosity affects gases in magma?

Which of the following is a location in which flood basalts erupted?

Earthquakes at Mount St.Helens prior to the major eruption in 1980 were caused by

Which of the following sites would most likely have composite volcanoes? A is on an island arc,B is in the Andes,C is near Hawaii,D is along a midocean ridge.

What type of evidence was used in the Investigation to locate where the earthquake occurred?

Shield volcanoes have low slopes primarily because

At what depth do gas bubbles have the most effect on magma?

Which of the following is not a way in which volcanic domes are commonly destroyed?

Steep-sided hills of viscous lava that pile up over volcanic vents are known as

How does the strength of continental crust vary with depth?

What type of volcanic eruption is probably shown in this photograph?

The type of fault shown in this figure is a

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Exam 11: Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Which of the following is not a way that volcanoes and magma can cause earthquakes?

Which of the following resulted from the large 2011 Tohuku earthquake in Japan?

A single volcano may produce

If an earthquake occurred near the oceanic trench in this figure,which one of the following hazards is likely to threaten the town of Ashton?

The dark igneous features shown in this photograph are

The most dangerous type of volcano is a

Which of the following is a major source of earthquakes associated with continental collisions?

Which of the following was common to the eruptions of Vesuvius and Mount St.Helens?

Which of the following are ways that viscosity affects gases in magma?

Which of the following is a location in which flood basalts erupted?

Earthquakes at Mount St.Helens prior to the major eruption in 1980 were caused by

Which of the following sites would most likely have composite volcanoes? A is on an island arc,B is in the Andes,C is near Hawaii,D is along a midocean ridge.

What type of evidence was used in the Investigation to locate where the earthquake occurred?

Shield volcanoes have low slopes primarily because

At what depth do gas bubbles have the most effect on magma?

Which of the following is not a way in which volcanic domes are commonly destroyed?

Steep-sided hills of viscous lava that pile up over volcanic vents are known as

How does the strength of continental crust vary with depth?

What type of volcanic eruption is probably shown in this photograph?

The type of fault shown in this figure is a

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