Theme 2 Revision Quiz

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

• the Moho discontinuity.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

Which layer of the earth is divided into pieces called tectonic plates?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

In which type of plate boundary do the tectonic plates move apart?

• conservative or transform

• constructive or divergent

• destructive (collision zone)

• destructive (subduction zone)

Which type of plate boundary involves one piece of oceanic crust sliding under a piece of continental crust

• conservative or transform

• constructive or divergent

• destructive (collision zone)

• destructive (subduction zone)

Which scale is used to measure earthquakes?

• Richfort

• Decimal

• Beaufort

• Richter

What is the name for the place where an earthquake originates below the ground?

• Richter

• crust

• focus

• epicentre

What is the name of the tube that lava rises through in a volcano?

• crater

• magma chamber

• vent

• magma

What is the correct definition for weather?

• the long term atmospheric conditions

• the average conditions of the atmosphere

• the short term or day to day conditions of the atmosphere

• the amount of rain in a 24 hour period

What instrument is used to measure the air pressure?

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

• hygrometer