Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Which of these are a layer of the Earth?

• Atmosphere

• The middle

• Mantle

• Mud

Which of these are NOT a layer of the Earth?

• Inner Core

• Oceanic Crust

• Outer Core

• Country Crust

Which of these crusts are over 4 billion years old?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Tectonic Crust

• Indian Crust

What do you call the hot rock while it is still in the mantle?

• Lava

• Magnesium

• Tectonic Liquid

• Magma

A shield volcano is...

• a tall volcano with steep sides.

• a volcano with thin, liquid lava.

• a volcano with thick, sticky lava.

• Mount Vesuvius.

A stratovolcano is ...

• a tall volcano with steep sides.

• a volcano with thin, liquid lava.

• Mount Kilauea.

• a volcano where lava flows wide.

Fold mountains are formed when tectonic plates...

• seperate.

• rub against each other.

• fall.

• collide.

............................................ is the force which causes earthquakes.

• Magnetism

• Push

• Friction

• Gravity

Which of these is NOT a reason why people live near volcanoes?

• Farming

• Tourism

• Heat

• Energy

Which of these scales are used to measure earthquakes?

• Magma moment scale.

• Moment magnitude scale.

• Mantle movement scale.

• Mass movement scale.