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1617 Level J Social Studies SABIS Geography Workbook Answers Chap 7-12
1617 Level J Social Studies SABIS Geography Workbook Answers Chap 7-12
Earthquakes
1 - What is an earthquake?
p.101 A trembling that results from the movements in the earths crust
2 - At which point on the earths surface is the earthquakes shaking
the strongest?
The epicenter
3 - What are the vibrations produced by an earthquake called?
Seismic waves
4 - Why do earthquakes occur at depths less than 100 km?
p.102 They occur in active areas of the earth, within the crust/lithosphere
5 - What is elastic limit?
p.104 The point at which any further stress will cause the structure to break/deform
Chapter 8
Volcanoes
1 - What is a volcano?
p.117 The place (opening) where magma flows out of the inner layers of the earth to the surface
in the form of lava
2 - What is magma?
The rocks in the asthenosphere melting under high heat and pressure
3 - Why does magma force its way upward through to the earths crust?
It is less dense than surrounding rock and it rises to the surface through fissures and cracks
4 - What is a dormant volcano?
p. 118 A volcano that has not erupted in a long time (appr. 100 years)
5 - What are the three main types of volcanoes?
p. 124 Cinder cone, shield and composite volcanoes
6 - What are the different parts of a volcano?
p. 119 Magma chamber, pipe, vent and crater
p.120 The cone is the result of the accumulation of the debris and ejected matter that cools on the
side giving the volcano its conic shape.
7 - What is the magma chamber ?
p. 119 A space where the liquid magma accumulate before it goes up the vent
8 - What is a hollowed-out area at the top of a volcano called?
The crater
9 - What are the three emissions from a volcano?
p. 121-122 Lava, ash and volcanic bombs
10 - What are the relative sizes of the particles of volcanic debris?
p.122 they vary in size from tiny particles that can be breathed in to bombs that are larger than
rocks
11 - Which type of volcano forms from layers of slow moving lava?
Not in book
12 - What is the type of volcano that forms from alternating layers of lava and volcanic debris?
Composite Volcanoes
13 - Name the volcano that has steep upper slope, but whose base slopes gently.
Composite
14 - What factors determine whether an eruption will be explosive or quiet?
p.126-127 The thickness of the magma as it traps the gases and the release at converging
boundaries will be explosive. AT divergent boundaries the magma flows up the rift quietly
15 - What is the major zone of volcanic activity called?
p. 127 (refer to map on p. 111) Ring of Fire
16 - How can volcanic activity produce earthquakes?
p. 127 as the volcano erupts, it creates vibrations that trigger a small localized earthquake
17 - What are cracks in the ocean seafloor caused by plates moving apart called?
Mid-ocean ridges
18 - What is Surtsey, lceland an example of?
p. 128 a volcanic island
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19 - How can volcanic activity be monitored?
p.129 small earthquakes, rise in temperature around the volcano, release of gases rich in sulfur.
These signe are monitored using a seismograph and satellite cameras as well as chemical
sensors. New techniques monitor levels of sulfur and heat around a volcano
Chapter 9
Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Chapter 10
Weathering
Chapter 11
Soil
Chapter 12
1 - What is erosion?
p. 186 The transportation of weathered particles
2 - What is deposition?
p. 186 the deposition (dropping off) of eroded particles
3 - What are the agents of erosion?
p. 186-188 gravity, water, waves, wind and ice
4 - What is the name of the material deposited by rivers?
p. 187 sediment
5 - What is a rill?
p. 191 Small channels of water making their way on the surface of the earth toward the larger
streams
6 - How are rivers classified?
p. 191 by age
7 - Describe a young river.
p. 192 young rivers are found in places of high altitude because the river has not been flowing
for a long time. it tends to flow in a straight line and is very shallow as it had not eroded much of
its path and surrounding area.
8 - What is the feature of an old river?
p. 193 Has exaggerated loops and meanders, it is slow and erodes the landscape gradually.
9 - How are old rivers different from young rivers?
p.192-193 Old rivers flow in valleys, are slower and erode the landscape in their path. Whereas
young rivers are found on mountains (high altitude) , they flow faster and more in a straight path
while the old river meanders.
10 - What is the first sediment to drop out when a river slows
down?
p. 194 heavier sediment
11 - What is an alluvial fan?
p. 194 the fan-like terrain that forms when a river slows down and drops the sediment
12 - What is a delta?
p. 195 landform created by sediment deposition as the river slows down before it flows into the
ocean/sea. A delta is triangle-shaped
13 - What is a levee?
p.196 a wall of accumulated sediment that is formed by deposition on river banks as the river
overflows
14 - What might rich farmland on either side of a river indicate?
p. 196 the river floods (creating floodplains)