Quiz about Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics

Question 1

What is the shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface?

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Earthquakes

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Volcanoes

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Plate tectonics

Question 2

The movement of tectonics plates at a fault is a cause of what?

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Earthquakes

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convergent boundaries

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rift valleys

Question 3

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

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mantle

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outer core

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inner core

Question 4

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

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mid-ocean ridges

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boundaries

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rift valleys

Question 5

Features formed at divergent boundaries are called?

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rift valleys

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mountains

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earthquakes

Question 6

The place where old crust is pushed down into a trench is called what?

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subduction

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convection current

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deep-ocean trench

Question 7

Two plates move toward each other at what?

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convergent boundary

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transform boundary

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divergent boundary

Question 8

What is the record of an earthquake's seismic waves produced by a seismograph?

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seismogram

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Richter

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magnitude

Question 9

The idea that Earth's crust is made up of separate plates that float on the upper mantle is the theory of what?

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plate tectonics

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continental drift

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Pangea

Question 10

Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this?

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convergent

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divergent

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transform fault

Question 11

In the image, which type of boundary is shown? Hint: its located in the state of California.

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transform fault

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divergent

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convergent

Question 12

Which type of event often occurs along transform fault boundaries?

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earthquakes

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volcanoes

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sea-floor spreading

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mountain building

Question 13

What is the main cause of most earthquakes?

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pressure deep within the Earth (from rocks crashing) that is being released

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human activity

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hurricanes

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changes in temperature in Earth's mantle

Question 14

The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces

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All of these options.

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earthquakes

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volcanoes

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moutains

Question 15

What instrument is used to detect the magnitude of earthquakes?

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seismograph

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barometer

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electrograph

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pictograph

Question 16

What causes tectonic plates to move?

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convection currents in the mantle

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ocean currents

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volcanoes

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the Coriolis Effect

Question 17

The upper layer of the mantle is said to be thicker than the lower mantle, but not solid rock like crust. The tectonic plates rest on this layer and it is responsible for the movement of those plates. What is the name of this layer?

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asthenosphere

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crust

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outer core

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inner core

Question 18

The image shows the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Which type of boundary occurs at this ridge where the ocean floor is spreading apart?

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divergent

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convergent

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transform fault

Question 19

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

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faults

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tectonic plates

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magma

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lava

Question 20

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

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Tectonic plates

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Puzzles

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Earthquakes

Question 21

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

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Ring of Fire

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Ring of Earth

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Ring of Stone

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Ring of Diamond

Question 22

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

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San Andreas Fault

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New Madrid

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Denali Fault

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Ramapo Seismic Zone

Question 23

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 24

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Slide/Transform

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Divergent

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Convergent

Question 25

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Divergent

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Slide/Transform

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