Year 8 Geography End of Year Quiz Tectonics

Of the four natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict?

• Tsunamis
• Volcanoes
• Tropical Cyclones
• Earthquakes

The process in the mantle that causes the tectonic plates to move

• Convection
• Greenhouse Effect
• Earthquakes
• Super Volanoes

The center layer of the earth

• Oceanic Crust
• Continental Crust
• Mantle
• Core

What would you expect to see at a convergent boundary between two continents?

• Mountains
• Continental Volcanoes
• Mid Oceanic Ridge
• None of the above

What would you expect to see at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Mountains
• Continental Volcanoes
• Mid Oceanic Ridge
• Shailene Woodley

Type of plate boundary that the direction of movement looks like: 
----->     <------

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform

Type of plate boundary that the direction of movement looks like: 
<-----     ------>

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform

When a volcanic eruption occurs, which type of energy is NOT being released

• Heat
• Mechanical
• Nuclear

Where do most earthquakes occur?

• Hotspots
• Mountains
• Plate Boundaries
• Mantle

Earthquakes occur when the stress between two pieces of crust overcomes ______ that keeps them in place.

• Magnetism
• Chemical Bonds
• Friction
• Nuclear Bonds