Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Rock Cycle Quiz

What is the "ring of fire"?

• A type of earthquake wave

• A circle of volcanoes in Africa

• An area of convergent plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean

• A type of sedimentary rock

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What is a fault?

• A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move

• A type of volcano

• A kind of earthquake wave

• A layer of sedimentary rock

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Where do most earthquakes happen?

• At the base of mountains

• In the middle of continents

• Only under the ocean

• Near tectonic plate boundaries

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What is the focus of an earthquake?

• A transform boundary

• The point on the surface above the earthquake

• the place within earth where the first motion of an earthquake occurs

• A kind of volcano

What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

• The point above the focus on Earth's surface

• The deepest part of the earthquake

• A type of wave

• A kind of rock

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Which type of earthquake waves cannot travel through liquid?

• Secondary waves

• Primary waves

• Surface waves

• Tertiary waves

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What does a seismograph produce?

• A sound recording

• A rock sample

• A magma flow

• A recording of earthquake wave motion

How does sedimentary rock form?

• From fragments of other rock that are compacted and cemented together over time

• From cooling lava only

• From melting ice

• From plant material only

Which type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Limestone

Why are rocks said to have different compositions?

• They are all made of the same mineral

• They are made of different minerals and materials

• They are all made of water

• They are all made of sand

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