Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz Review

How much more intense is a magnitude 6 earthquake than a magnitude 4 earthquake?

• 10
• 200
• 50
• 100

Which type of wave is felt first during an earthquake?

• P-wave
• S-wave
• Rayleigh wave
• Surface wave

Carmen felt the ground shake during a minor earthquake. A few minutes later, she felt the ground shake again.

Which type of wave did she feel the second time?

• F-waves

• S-waves

• P-waves

• tsunami waves

You find a series of volcanic islands that occur in the middle of a tectonic plate.

What type of volcano are the islands?

• subduction volcano
• stratovolcano
• shield volcano
• composite volcano

Sean lives in an area that commonly experiences earthquakes due to the fault lines nearby.

What type of plate boundary does Sean most likely live near?

• Subduction zone
• Transform plate boundary
• Convergent plate boundary
• Divergent plate boundary

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How do plates move at CONVERGENT boundaries?

• Collide (together)

• Move apart

• Slide past each other

How do plates move at DIVERGENT boundaries?

• Collide (together)

• Move apart

• Slide past each other

What created the Hawaiian islands millions of years ago?

• a massive earthquake and tectonic upheaval

• seafloor spreading

• volcanic hot spots

• rift valleys

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

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