Volcanos and Earthquakes (AQA GCSE Geography): Quizzes
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What percentage of active volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries?
What percentage of active volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries?
60%
What is the name of the volcanic belt that encircles the Pacific Ocean?
What is the name of the volcanic belt that encircles the Pacific Ocean?
Ring of Fire
Where do volcanoes like the Hawaiian Islands form?
Where do volcanoes like the Hawaiian Islands form?
At hot spots in plate interiors
At which types of plate margins do volcanoes occur?
At which types of plate margins do volcanoes occur?
Destructive and Constructive
How do earthquakes occur at destructive plate margins?
How do earthquakes occur at destructive plate margins?
The oceanic plate scrapes the continental plate
What causes earthquakes at constructive plate margins?
What causes earthquakes at constructive plate margins?
Tension builds along cracks in plates
Why do earthquakes occur at conservative plate margins?
Why do earthquakes occur at conservative plate margins?
Plates get stuck sliding past each other
What does the Moment Magnitude Scale measure?
What does the Moment Magnitude Scale measure?
Energy released by an earthquake
A magnitude 7 earthquake is how many times more powerful than a magnitude 6?
A magnitude 7 earthquake is how many times more powerful than a magnitude 6?
10 times
What is the focus of an earthquake?
What is the focus of an earthquake?
Point in earth where earthquake starts
What happens when an earthquake has a shallow focus?
What happens when an earthquake has a shallow focus?
Waves are stronger and cause more damage
What is the epicentre of an earthquake?
What is the epicentre of an earthquake?
Point on surface directly above focus