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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Exam Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 37mins
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Class
Date
1.
At a transform plate boundary the plates
a)
Move apart
b)
Moves towards eachother
c)
Slide sideways past each other
d)
All of the above
2.
A seismograph is an instrument that
a)
Records seismic waves
b)
Mesures damge to buildings
c)
Makes cool pictures
d)
Measures strains in rock
3.
The Richter scale measures
a)
GPS
b)
Magnitude
c)
Intensity
d)
Damage to buildings
4.
During an earthquake which of the following building/soil combinations would result in the MOST damage to the building?
a)
A brick building on wet loose soil
b)
A steel frame building on bedrock
c)
A wood building on wet losse soil
d)
A brick building on bedrock
5.
Like the volcanic hazard of ash, the underwater earthquake hazard called a _________________ can cause damage and destruction over an area as large as a thousand miles.
a)
Liquefication
b)
Foundation Failure
c)
Fire
d)
Tsunami
6.
Which of the following is NOT something people need to do to prepare for an earthquake.
a)
Wear shoes to bed
b)
Keep a wrench handy to turn of gas
c)
Secure heavy items such as water heaters
d)
Have a first aid kit handy
7.
What would it indicate if the P-S interval on a seismogram A was smaller than on seismogram B?
a)
It would tell you nothing about the distance to the epicenter
b)
Station A will have more damage than station B
c)
Station A is closer to the earthquake epicenter than station B
d)
Station B is closer to the earthquake epicenter than station A
8.
With a single seismograph, you can tell___.
a)
You can tell nothing from 1 seismogram
b)
The distance only
c)
The distance and direction to the earthquake epicenter
d)
The distance to the epicenter and the damge of the earthquake
9.
The figure shows the paths of earthquake waves travelling through the earth and corresponding waves. Which wave would match with #4
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Under normal conditions, you can locate the epicenter of an earthquake using the information from the (2) seismic stations
a)
True
b)
False
11.
P waves arrive first because P waves start before the S wave
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Because the P wave travels faster it arrives before the S wave
a)
True
b)
False
13.
As a seismic wave travels farther, it increases in amplitude
a)
True
b)
False
14.
On a seismogram the delay in the arrival of the S wave is because it traveled farther.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Seismograms tell you the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
a)
True
b)
False
16.
An earthquake was detected at seismic stations A, B and C on the map of California at the right. Based on the table of the P-S intervals below, the earthquake was located at what point?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
Cannot tell
17.
Since we have a seismogram from stations A, B, and C, is it possible to exactly pinpoint the earthquake?
a)
Yes, since they are so close together
b)
Yes, we have the needed 3 seismograms
c)
No, we do not have enough information
d)
No, they are in the shadow zone
18.
The arrival order of the 3 seismic waves is___.
a)
S, P, L
b)
L, P, S
c)
P, S, L
d)
It is different every time
19.
A seismograph station that received seismic waves that had traveled through the core___.
a)
Would only receive the L waves
b)
Would receive all three waves
c)
Would not receive the S wave
d)
Would receive no waves at all
20.
How long does it take the P wave to travel 2000km?
a)
6 minutes
b)
4 minutes
c)
4 seconds
d)
3.5 minutes
21.
A seismic station is located 3200 km from the epicenter. What would the P-S interval be?
a)
Approximately 7 minutes
b)
Approximately 11 minutes
c)
Approximately 5 minutes
d)
Approximately 6 minutes
22.
An earthquake occurs and the P and S waves travel for 4 minutes. Which wave will travel at a greater distance?
a)
2000 km
b)
1000 km
c)
S wave
d)
P wave
23.
At what distance is the P-S interval approximately 4 minutes?
a)
1500 km
b)
6000 km
c)
4000 km
d)
2000 km
24.
Which of the following factors helps determine whether a volcanic eruption will be violent or relatively quiet?
a)
amount of dissolved gases in the magma
b)
temperature of the magma
temperature of the magma
temperature of the magma
c)
composition of the magma
d)
all of the above
25.
Highly explosive volcanoes tend to have what type of magma?
a)
magma with no silica, high viscosity, and no gas content
b)
magma with low silica, high viscosity, and lower gas content
c)
magma with low silica, low viscosity, and lower gas content
d)
magma with high silica, high viscosity, and higher gas content
26.
The broad, slightly dome-shaped volcanoes of Hawaii are ____.
a)
pyroclastic volcanoes
b)
cinder cone volcanoes
c)
shield volcanoes
d)
composite cone volcanoes
27.
A volcano that is fairly symmetrical and has both layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits is a _
a)
pyroclastic volcano
b)
shield volcano
c)
cinder cone volcano
d)
composite volcano
28.
The most violent volcanic eruptions are associated with what type of volcano?
a)
cinder cone volcano
b)
fissure eruptions
c)
composite volcano
d)
shield volcano
29.
The volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries are ___.
a)
oceanic trenches
b)
oceanic ridges
c)
volcanic island arcs
d)
continental volcanic arcs
30.
Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located in a belt known as the _
a)
Ring of lava
b)
circum-Atlantic belt
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
East African Rift Valley
31.
Most intraplate hot spot volcanic activity occurs where _
a)
hot mantle plumes rise toward the surface within a plate
b)
oceanic and continental plates converge
c)
oceanic plates diverge
d)
hot magma descends into the mantle under a plate
32.
Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Alfred Wagner
d)
Harry Hess
33.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the large landmass in which all continents once were connected
b)
Earth's inner core
c)
the large landmass that all continents are currently forming
d)
he largest fault found on Earth
34.
Which of these is evidence of plate tectonics?
a)
Puzzle like fit of continents
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Similar rock formations on each side of Atlantic Ocean
d)
All of these are evidence
35.
How does the Mesosaurus fossil evidence support the theory of plate tectonics?
a)
The Mesosaurus fossil evidence does not support the continental drift theory. It proves it wrong.
b)
because it's unlikely that the Mesosaurus existed on both continents.
c)
The Mesosaurus fossil evidence does not support the continental drift theory. It proves it wrong.
d)
The Mesosaurus fossil evidence does not support the continental drift theory. It proves it wrong.
36.
A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that __________.
a)
slide along each other
b)
converge
c)
move away form eachother
d)
move toward each other
37.
How can crust disappear at the edge of a boundary?
a)
It is too dense and is sinking into Earth
b)
Gravity is pulling it down.
c)
The other edge of the boundary is being pulled into Earth's core.
d)
because new crust is being added to the other edge of the boundary
38.
What happens to rock around a subducting slab?
a)
t goes over the other plate
b)
It goes under the other plate
c)
It combines with the other rock
d)
It disappears from Earth
39.
What is a transform boundary?
a)
A transform boundary is when two plates pull away from each other
b)
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another
c)
A transform boundary is when two plates collide
d)
A transform boundary is when two plates move toward each other
40.
What do scientists believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
a)
the movement of the planets
b)
the Sun's gravity
c)
convection currents
d)
gravity slab pull
41.
What kind of movement created the Himalaya Mountains?
a)
erosion
b)
reversals of the Earth magnetic field
c)
convergent boundaries
d)
divergent boundaries
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