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WorksheetsTectonic Plate Hazards
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is lava?
a)
Landslide of hot gas and rocks
b)
Molten rock that has risen to the Earth's surface
c)
Molten rock collected in a chamber underneath the volcano
d)
Ash and gasses that explode from the vent
2.
When does magma become lava?
a)
When it collects in the magma chamber
b)
When it flows down the volcano
c)
When it leaves the vent
d)
When it travels through the pipe
3.
What type of volcano is formed when the magma has high viscosity and a high gas content?
a)
Shield
b)
Composite
c)
Dome
d)
Caldera
4.
What is the tectonic plate boundary called when two plates are sliding against each other?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Allegiant
5.
Are earthquakes more common along divergent or convergent tectonic plate boundaries?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
6.
What caused the formation of the Hawaiian Islands?
a)
Divergent plates
b)
A hot spot
c)
Convergent plates
d)
Earthquake
7.
What is the point in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins?
a)
Epicentre
b)
Start Point
c)
Focus
d)
Centre
8.
What kind of fault is the San Andreas fault line?
a)
Strike Slip Fault
b)
Normal Fault
c)
Reverse Fault
d)
Transform Fault
9.
What is NOT a secondary hazard of an earthquake?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Buildings collapsing
c)
Fire
d)
Food shortages
10.
A reverse fault is...
a)
when two plates are moving towards one another
b)
when two plates are moving apart from one another
c)
when two plates are sliding against each other
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