Form 2 Geography Diagnostic test

Moving from the centre out, what are the main layers of the earth?

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• Inner nucleus, outer nucleus, mantle, crust

• Core, mantle, continent, ocean

• Nucleus, core, magma, crust

Why do the tectonic plates move?

• gravity

• pressure

• convection currents in the mantle

• electromagnetic currents in the core

Volcanoes and earthquakes usually occur...

• Near to plate boundaries

• Away from plate boundaries

• In the UK

• In poorer countries

The inner core in solid due to;

• Pressure

• gravity

• cold

• heat

Look at the diagram. Letter G is the...

• crater

• Layers of lava and ash

• vent

• magma chamber

Look at the diagram. What is the name for feature F?

• crater

• layers of lava and ash

• vent

• magma chamber

Look at the diagram. What is feature D?

• crater

• Layers of lava and ash

• vent

• magma chamber

The epicentre is;

• the place where an earthquake starts

• the place on the surface above the focus of the earthquake

• the place most affected by an earthquake

• the place where damage from an earthquake is worst

What does rural mean?

• The countryside, an area where there are more natural features than human ones

• Cities, places where there are more human features such as houses and roads

• A place where there is no economic activity taking place

• A place that is crowded with people, cars and buildings

If a scale shows 1cm = 100m, then 10cm is;

• 100m

• 100km

• 10km

• 1km