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WorksheetsEarthquakes and Volcanos
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the "waves" called that come from an earthquake?
a)
Thunder
b)
Seismic
c)
Hang 10
d)
Lava
2.
What are earthquakes?
a)
rolling, shaking, moving or shocking of the Earth's surface
b)
a giant tidal wave
c)
an eruption
d)
a super storm
3.
What is one part of a volcano?
a)
Vent
b)
Wave
c)
Shake
d)
Gas
4.
These seismic waves arrive first to signal an earthquake and can damage buildings.
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
5.
The area beneath Earth's surface where rock that was under stress begins to break or move triggering an earthquake:
a)
earthquake
b)
seismic waves
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
6.
The point on the surface directly above the focus:
a)
earthquake
b)
seismic waves
c)
seismographic station
d)
epicenter
7.
This word describes the size of the earthquake:
a)
seismograph
b)
magnitude
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
8.
What kind of volcano is Paricutin
a)
Cinder Cone
b)
Shield
c)
Compiste
9.
What the difference between lava and magma
a)
they are both in Earth
b)
They are the same thing
c)
one is on Earth and the other is not
d)
They both on Earth' s surface
10.
How many types of volcanoes are there?
a)
2 types
b)
3 types
c)
4 types
11.
What type of volcano is the most explosive?
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite
12.
Which volcano from the choice below erupts everyday?
a)
Shield volcanoes
b)
Cinder Cone volcanoes
c)
Composite Volcanoes
13.
Which is a wide, gently sloping mountain formed by thin layers or lava that pour out of a vent and harden on top of previous layers?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite
c)
shield
d)
dome mountain
14.
An area where magma melts through the crust in the middle of a plate is called a ________.
a)
island arc
b)
hot spot
c)
geyser
d)
pipe
15.
Magma leaves a volcano through a ___________.
a)
sill
b)
vent
c)
magma chamber
d)
volcanic neck
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