Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions Quiz

What is the average number of strong quakes and large eruptions that occur each year around the world?

• 500

• 1,000

• 2,000

• 5,000

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What is a common characteristic of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions mentioned in the text?

• Predictable

• Random

• Rare

• Harmless

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What have scientists discovered about the occurrence of geologic activities like earthquakes and volcanoes?

• They occur randomly all over the world.

• They are completely unpredictable.

• They occur in an orderly manner in narrow, overlapping zones.

• They only occur in the ocean.

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What theory did the observation of geologic activities help develop?

• Theory of Evolution

• Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Gravity

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According to tectonics theory, what is true about the surface of the Earth?

• It is fixed and eternal.

• It is in constant, ever-changing motion.

• It never changes.

• It is flat and stationary.

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What natural phenomena are explained by plate tectonics?

• Weather patterns

• Ocean currents

• Mountain formation and ocean changes

• Solar eclipses

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What are the three internal layers of the Earth?

• Crust, Mantle, Core

• Crust, Lithosphere, Core

• Mantle, Lithosphere, Crust

• Core, Lithosphere, Mantle

Where is tectonic activity concentrated within the Earth?

• In the outer core

• In the uppermost mantle and the crust

• In the inner core

• In the lithosphere

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What is the lithosphere?

• A liquid layer beneath the crust

• A rigid, rocky layer about 100 kilometers thick

• The central core of the Earth

• A gaseous layer surrounding the Earth

How is the lithosphere structured?

• It is a continuous solid layer

• It is broken into pieces, or plates

• It is a liquid layer

• It is a gaseous layer

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