
Ch 9 Volcanoes and Eathquakes
Authored by Paula Bures
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most earthquakes occur
along the plate boundary.
in the middle of plates.
in the central part of a continent.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do most volcanoes erupt?
along sliding plate boundaries
in the middle of tectonic plates
along divergent plate boundaries
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The total energy released by an earthquake is best measured on the
Richter scale.
Modified Mercalli scale.
moment magnitude scale.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What have scientists learned more about by studying earthquakes?
the age and structures of Hawaiian hot spots
the composition and structure of Earth's interior
the locations and compositions of major volcanoes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Volcanoes form when magma
flows through the crust.
changes in compsition.
hardens beneath the surface.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Magma that is rich in gases will form a volcano
that erupts explosively.
with gently sloping sides.
whose lava has a low viscosity.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is NOT a volcanic hazard?
pyroclastic flows in populated areas
sulfur dioxide gases from an eruption
subduction of tectonic plates at a boundary
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