WorksheetsAlfred Wegner award for geology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
This person studies the history and structure of the Earth as it is recorded in rocks
Seismologist
Meteorologist
Volcanologist
Geologist
This person studies volcanoes and the Earth's internal heat
Seismologist
Meteorologist
Volcanologist
Geologist
This person studies earthquakes
Seismologist
Meteorologist
Volcanologist
Geologist
How are tsunamis generated?
generated from earthquakes
generated from tornadoes
generated from hurricanes
generated by volcanoes
Which best describes how an asteroid strike on Earth could cause widespread extinctions?
Thick clouds of debris could spread through the atmosphere and block sunlight.
Earthquakes all over Earth would cause major habitat changes.
The sea level would rise and cover all the continents.
Intense heat from the impact would warm the atmosphere.
A sudden shift in the earth's crust
Earthquake
Flood
Drought
Volcano
When lava or ash spew from a mountain vent, what catastrophic event does this describe?
Volcano
Drought
Wildfire
Meteor
Old, cold, dense ocean crust will subduct deeper into the Earth’s interior, therefore causing a _________________________earthquake.
Shallow
Deep
Intermediate
Medium
A place above a mantle plume where melted rock can form a volcano is a
fissure
mantle plume
hotspot
volcano
What ways have engineers designed buildings to better withstand earthquakes?
Creating structures allowing all vents to be closed.
Creating structures with properly insulated doors and windows.
Creating structures better able to move with the earthquakes.
Creating structures more brittle.
