WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The most destructive type of wave is a
a)
P-wave
b)
S-wave
c)
Surface wave
d)
transverse wave
2.
What is the area directly above the spot where the Earthquake actually occurs? (It is on Earth's surface.)
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Triangulation
3.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
4.
Liquefaction is when...
a)
the soil behaves like liquid
b)
the ground becomes liquid
c)
magma rises to the surface
d)
buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid
5.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
6.
What is a tracing of an earthquake's motion that is created by a seismograph?
a)
Seismograph
b)
Seismogram
c)
Seismologist
d)
Elastic Rebound
7.
What is the beginning point of an earthquake, where the first motion of an earthquake occurs?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
P Waves
d)
Deformation
8.
What is an area along a seismically active fault where no earthquake activity has occurred over a long period of time?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
9.
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
10.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
11.
The focus of an earthquake is...
a)
above ground
b)
along the edge of the ocean
c)
next to the nearest mountain range
d)
below ground
12.
This image represents this type of boundary
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
tectonic
13.
This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.
a)
The Big Bang Theory, Einstein
b)
The Pangea Theory, Hutton
c)
The Tectonic Plate Theory, Darwin
d)
The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner
14.
Which is older oceanic or continental crust?
a)
Oceanic
b)
Continental
15.
The rocks closer to the mid-oceanic ridge are younger than the rocks further away from the mid-oceanic ridge.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The movement of plates at a divergent boundary
a)
move towards each other
b)
slide past each other
c)
move up and down
d)
move away from each other
17.
A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
18.
Himilayan Mountains
a)
converging continent to continent
b)
earthquake in subduction zone
c)
converging ocean to continent
d)
transformational
19.
Mid Ocean Ridge forms at type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
20.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
21.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
22.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
23.
Come together
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
24.
Fossils, landforms, glaciers, and puzzle were all evidence of-
a)
big bang theory
b)
tectonic plate theory
c)
sea floor spreading theory
d)
volcanic theory
25.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
26.
What is Pangaea?
a)
The name of a German Scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
27.
Which layer of Earth is composed of liquid rock?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
lithosphere
d)
outer core
28.
Which layer of Earth do scientists believe is most likely made of solid metals?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
29.
What forms a tsunami?
a)
Whethering
b)
Earthquake
c)
Erotion
30.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
31.
What type of lava cools quickly and forms rock with jagged edges?
a)
Aa
b)
Magma
c)
Pahoehoe
d)
Pillow Lava
32.
What type of lava cools slowly and forms rock with smooth, ropelike features?
a)
Aa
b)
Magma
c)
Pahoehoe
d)
Pillow Lava
33.
What is the resistance of a liquid, such as lava, to flow?
a)
Elasticity
b)
Pyroclasticity
c)
Silica
d)
Viscosity
34.
What are solid rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption?
a)
Lahar
b)
Magma
c)
Pyroclastic Material
d)
Silica
35.
What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
36.
What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
37.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
38.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
39.
What kind of magma produces violent volcanic eruptions?
a)
Magma low in silica
b)
Magma that is fluid, and runny
c)
Magma that is high in gas content
d)
Magma rich in iron
40.
What do you call a large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
41.
Where do volcanoes come from?
a)
Places where plates move apart
b)
Places where plates are moving together
c)
Hot Spots
d)
All of these options
42.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
43.
A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
d)
None of these
44.
What type of volcano is this?
a)
shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
45.
What type of volcano is this?
a)
cinder cone
b)
shield
c)
composite
46.
What type of volcano is this?
a)
shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
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