WorksheetsGeological Events
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many layers does the earth have?
a)
7
b)
3
c)
4
d)
9
2.
The earth 's crust is made up of what?
a)
Dirt
b)
Dinner Plates
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Mantle
3.
What happens when there is a sudden movement in the tectonic plates?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Cyclone
c)
Earthquake
4.
Does the movement of tectonic plates change the formation of the earth?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
Which of these terms incorrectly describes the movement of tectonic plates?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Overlap
6.
What does the Richter scale measure?
a)
Waves
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Cyclones
7.
What rises through the earth's crust during a volcanic eruption?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
Rocks
d)
Water
8.
What causes volcanos to erupt?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Air
c)
Density & Pressure
9.
What is the effect of an underwater earthquake?
a)
Flood
b)
Tsunami
c)
Ripples
d)
Cyclone
10.
A Tsunami is a ....... of waves
a)
One big wave
b)
Series of waves
c)
Three waves
d)
Two waves
11.
What are the "waves" called that come from an earthquake?
a)
Thunder
b)
Seismic
c)
Hang 10
d)
Lava
12.
What are scientists that study volcanoes called?
a)
doctor
b)
vet
c)
volcanologist
d)
volcano scientist
13.
Lava begins as
a)
water
b)
crust
c)
magma
d)
pumice
14.
The word tsunami comes from
______
______
a)
Japan
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Gurgens off Route 109!
15.
The exact spot where an earthquake occurs is called the _____________.
a)
epicenter
b)
origin
c)
earthquake home
d)
primary occurrence
16.
When two plates that are moving against each other suddenly slip we call it a(n)
a)
tsunami
b)
earthquake
c)
fault line
17.
Volcanoes and earthquakes happen along...
a)
islands in the Pacific Ocean
b)
North American mountain ranges
c)
the boundaries of Earth's plates
d)
the coast of Antarctica
18.
Can volcanic eruptions effect climate?
a)
yes
b)
no
19.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
20.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
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