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Predicting Geologic Events

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class

Date

What is the term for the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock below Earth's surface?

earthquake

active volcano

dormant volcano

extinct volcano

What is the term for an opening in the crust that is erupting magma from inside the Earth?

earthquake

active volcano

dormant volcano

extinct volcano

What is the term for a "sleeping" volcano that is expected to erupt some time in the future?

earthquake

active volcano

dormant volcano

extinct volcano

What is the term for a "dead" volcano that is unlikely to erupt again?

earthquake

active volcano

dormant volcano

extinct volcano

The Ring of Fire is the area around which plate?

Atlantic plate

Pacific plate

Cocos plate

Juan de Fuca plate

Which plate boundaries are most likely to cause volcanoes?

divergent and transform

divergent and convergent

convergent and transform

Which geologic event are geologists more successful at predicting?

earthquake

volcano

This is the area of rock underground that breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.

focus

epicenter

magnitude

volcano

This is the point on the surface of the crust right above the broken rock that causes an earthquake.

focus

epicenter

magnitude

volcano

10.

Which type of seismic wave shakes the Earth first, compressing and expanding the ground?

P wave

S wave

Surface wave

11.

Which type of seismic wave is the slowest, but still causes severe damage?

P wave

S wave

Surface wave

12.

What is magnitude?

a diagram of the rock that caused the earthquake

a number assigned to an earthquake based on its size

a rating system for comparing the strength of earthquakes

an instrument that records and measures earthquake waves

13.

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes?

No, it is random.

No, they are evenly distributed across the planet.

Yes, most are located at plate boundaries.

Yes, most are located in the center of plates.

14.

What is the name for an instrument that measures earthquake waves?

seismograph

seismogram

earthquake machine

geometer

15.

What is part A?

focus

epicenter

fault

volcano

16.

What is part B?

focus

epicenter

fault

volcano

17.

What is part C?

focus

epicenter

fault

volcano

18.

What is the name for a giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake?

tornado

hurricane

cyclone

tsunami

19.

Rising water temps, small earthquakes, elevation changes, and escaping gas all signal

a volcanic eruption.

a massive earthquake.

an approaching tsunami.

a dangerous hurricane.

20.

Seismic waves travel

in one direction, like a speed boat.

out in all directions, like ripples on a pond.

in an unpredictable path, like a tornado.

21.

What occurs when water flows or collects over land that is usually dry.

dam

flood

floodway

levee

22.

Which of these natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

volcanoes

earthquakes

both of these

none of these

23.

Movement of rock, debris, or earth downhill

Avalanche

Flood

Volcanic Eruption

Landslide

24.

We cannot predict the exact moment a natural disaster will occur, but we do know...

what day they will happen on

how big the natural disaster will be

where the natural disaster is likely to occur

how many people will be killed in the natural disaster

25.

What are tsunamis?

giant waves caused by wind

giant waves caused by animals

giant waves caused by storms

giant waves caused by underwater earthquakes

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Predicting Geologic Events

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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