WorksheetsTectonics and Earthquakes NYS Earth Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of Plate Boundary would you find this process occurring at?
a)
Transform
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Complex or Uncertain
2.
What is the distance to the epicenter?
a)
100 km
b)
300 km
c)
3,000 km
d)
200 km
3.
Between which tectonic plates would you find these features forming?
a)
Antarctic and Indian Australian Plates
b)
African and South American Plates
c)
Juan de Fuca and North American Plates
d)
Eurasian and North American Plates
4.
How long does it take a P wave to travel 6,600 km?
a)
10 min
b)
18 min 10 sec
c)
8 min and 10 sec
d)
9 min and 50 sec
5.
What is the distance to the epicenter?
a)
1,000 km
b)
2,000 km
c)
2,600 km
d)
3,800 km
6.
What plate is subducting at the Aleutian Trench?
a)
Eurasian Plate
b)
North American
c)
Philippine Plate
d)
Pacific Plate
7.
If it took an S wave 12 minutes and 40 seconds to arrive, how far are you from the epicenter of an earthquake?
a)
9,800 km
b)
It's off the chart!
c)
4,000 km
d)
1,240 km
8.
Which location is closest to the epicenter?
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
9.
Between which plates are mid-ocean ridges forming?
a)
Nazca and South American Plates
b)
North American and Eurasian Plates
c)
Indian Australian and Eurasian Plates
d)
Pacific and Fiji Plates
10.
What are the coordinates for the Iceland Hotspot?
a)
65°S, 20°E
b)
20°W, 65°N
c)
65°N, 20°W
d)
20°E, 65°S
11.
Answer the attached question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Answer the attached question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Answer the attached question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Answer the attached question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Answer the attached question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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