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WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
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Class
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1.
The release of the stress that deformed the shape of the rock and allows rock to snap back to its normal shape is
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
elastic rebound
d)
fault lines
2.
The location inside the Earth where an earthquake originates is the
a)
earthquake
b)
fault
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
3.
A large crack in Earth's crust along which rock on either side move past each other is
a)
a focus
b)
a rift
c)
a fault
d)
a slip
4.
Earthquakes are caused by
a)
divergent boundaries that are at rest
b)
Convection currents of magma below the earth's surface
c)
The movement of tectonic plates causing stress on fault lines and elastic rebound
d)
Volcanic eruptions
5.
If a set of railroad tracks becomes twisted by an earthquake, you can assume.
a)
Boundaries have remained stable.
b)
Convergent boundaries have moved to cause deformation.
c)
Divergent boundaries have moved away from each other.
d)
Boundaries have slipped beneath each other.
6.
Most of the earthquakes in Japan are a result of one plate sinking under another. This is a result of what kind of boundaries?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
sliding
7.
The African Rift Valley is a location where plates are moving apart. This is an example of what kind of boundary?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
sliding
8.
The San Andreas fault is a location where tectonic plates move horizontally past each other. This is an example of what type of boundary?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
slide
9.
Which is NOT a result of earth's surface changing due to plate tectonic movement?
a)
damaged buildings
b)
giant waves
c)
hurricanes
d)
shifting land
10.
Evacuation times are often short for earthquakes because:
a)
They don't happen often enough for us to study.
b)
They mostly happen in the ocean.
c)
It is difficult to predict them because they happen so deep under the earth's surface.
d)
They don't happen in places that we can study.
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