Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz

Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz

7th - 12th Grade

28 Qs

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Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz

Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Alex Milgate

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when an oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate?

Subduction

Divergence

Convection

Transformation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

Plates colliding

Plates sliding past each other

Plates moving apart

Magma rising

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a hotspot?

An area where a plume of hot magma rises from deep within the mantle

A region where plates move apart

A place where two tectonic plates collide

A location where plates slide past each other

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which type of boundary is most likely to cause a tsunami?

Divergent Boundary

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Hotspot

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason volcanoes at convergent boundaries are often very explosive?

The magma is very dense

The magma is very hot

The magma is very cold

The magma contains a lot of gas and pressure

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic boundary?

Transform

Hotspot

Convergent

Divergent

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the main cause of earthquakes at convergent boundaries?

Plates pushing together and getting stuck

Magma rising

Plates moving apart

Plates sliding past each other

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