WorksheetsEarthquakes and Volcanoes
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The deepest layer of the earth is called the ____________.
a)
epicenter
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
crust
2.
The shaking of the Earth's crust is called a(n) _________.
a)
focus
b)
earthquake
c)
fault
d)
epicenter
3.
What is #12?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Vent
d)
Crater
4.
The underground point where an earthquake starts is called the ___________.
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault
d)
plates
5.
The instrument that records waves of an earthquake is called a _____________.
a)
seismograph
b)
mantle
c)
epicenter
d)
core
6.
The layer of Earth that includes land and ocean floor is called the ___________.
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
focus
7.
What is #11?
a)
Vent
b)
Lava
c)
Crater
d)
Magma
8.
Huge slabs of land on the crust and upper mantle are called ____________.
a)
faults
b)
plates
c)
seismographs
d)
earthquakes
9.
What is the hottest layer of Earth?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
mantle
10.
A break in Earth's crust that includes land and ocean floor is a __________.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
epicenter
d)
fault
11.
The point right above the focus of an earthquake is called its ____________.
a)
focus
b)
crust
c)
seismograph
d)
epicenter
12.
The thickest layer of Earth, made of solid and melted rock is called the __________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
d)
earthquake
13.
What is #14?
a)
vent
b)
magma chamber
c)
magma
d)
lava
14.
When plates move apart, what happens as a result?
a)
a composite voclano forms
b)
a tsunami
c)
a tornado
d)
a new ocean floor forms
15.
Why does California have so many earthquakes each year?
a)
There are too many baseball stadiums, causing the Earth to shake.
b)
The weather causes a shift in the Earth's crust.
c)
There is a large fault that runs throught the state.
d)
Most seismographs are located on the coast and California is a coastal state.
16.
What is #10?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Magma Chamber
d)
Vent
17.
Why are there differrent kinds of volcanic mountains?
a)
Mountains evolve based on the weather.
b)
Mountains form differently depending on the movement of plates.
c)
Faults determine all sizes and shapes of mountains.
d)
Voclanic Mountains are explosive along the Ring of Fire and appear differently.
18.
What is #13?
a)
Magma
b)
Magma Chamber
c)
Lava
d)
Vent
19.
How are earthquake scales and seismographs helpful to scientists?
a)
Scientists can predict when another earthquake will take place.
b)
Scientists can use these tools to stop future earthquakes.
c)
Scientists can measure earthquakes by using them.
d)
Scientisits can study the plate movements when using the tools.
20.
What kind of lava is found in a shield volcano?
a)
runny/oozing
b)
hardened lava chunks
c)
hardened lava/ash
21.
This is a medium-sized volcano with thick hardened lava and ash that is extremely explosive.
a)
cinder cone volcano
b)
shield volcano
c)
composite volcano
22.
A shield volcano has lave that ___________.
a)
flows slowly
b)
erupts and explodes
23.
A cinder cone volcano is ______ in size.
a)
large
b)
medium
c)
small
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