Tectonic hazards introduction

What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which type of plate margin involves plates moving towards each other, often causing one to be forced below the other?

• Destructive

• Constructive

• Conservative

• Collision

Which type of tectonic activity is commonly associated with destructive plate margins?

• Earthquakes

• Mountain building

• Volcanic eruptions

• All of the above

What natural event is often caused by movements at conservative plate margins?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Mountain building

• Ocean trench formation

Which mountain range is NOT a fold mountain?

• Himalayas

• Alps

• Andes

• Appalachian

Which plate is located to the north of the African Plate?

• Eurasian Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Antarctic Plate

What name is given to the currents that are found in the mantle?

• Conservative currents

• Convection currents

• Conduction currents

Constructive plate movement is shown by which set of arrows, A, B, C or D (none of them)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following is an example of a destructive plate margin? (Oceanic and Continental plate converging)

• North American and Eurasian plates

• South American and African plates

• Eurasian and Indo-Australian plates

• Nazca and South American plate