Physical Geography Quiz

Tsunamis are caused by

• underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

• wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

Bulge or wave caused by high winds and lower air pressure at the center of a cyclonic storm.

• Storm Surge

• Tidal Bore

• Slack Current

• Flood Current

What is the molten rock inside a volcano called?

• lava

• magma

• metamorphic

The movement of adjacent plates in the Earth's crust cause which natural disaster?

• storm surge

• hurricane

• volcano

• earthquake

The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.

• core

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

Which layer of Earth is located above the core?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• lithosphere

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus

What is an opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

• Divergent Boundary

• Magma

• Subduction Boundary

• Volcano

Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....

• Silica
• Rock
• lava

A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from slow moving lava

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone

• Composite

• None of these