WorksheetsRevision Quiz
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
2.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
3.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
4.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
5.
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
6.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
7.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
8.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
9.
This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault line
d)
tectonic plate
10.
You use a travel-time graph (difference in P and S Wave arrival times) to find:
a)
Distance to epicenter
b)
Distance to fault
c)
Distance to core
11.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
12.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
13.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
14.
Which of the following land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
Pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
15.
Plate movement is caused by _____
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Convection current in the mantle
d)
The moon's gravity
16.
Created by a divergent boundary
a)
rocky mountain
b)
Mariana's Trench
c)
mid-Atlantic ridge
d)
volano
17.
A subduction zone is formed....
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at all plate boundaries
c)
when plates diverge
d)
at transform boundaries
18.
This area contains over 70 percent of volcanoes and 90 percent of earthquakes in the world.
a)
North American plate
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Fiery rings
d)
African plate
19.
Sand Andreas Fault formed at this type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
20.
Mid Ocean Ridge forms at type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
21.
Volcanoes form with at type of boundary-
a)
convergent continent to continent
b)
divergent continental
c)
convergent continent to ocean
d)
transform
22.
Islands form with at type of boundary-
a)
convergent ocean to ocean
b)
convergent continental to continental
c)
convergent ocean to continental
d)
transform
23.
Himilayan Mountains
a)
converging continent to continent
b)
earthquake in subduction zone
c)
converging ocean to continent
d)
transformational
24.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
25.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
26.
The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Hot Spot
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
27.
What are solid rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption?
a)
Lahar
b)
Magma
c)
Pyroclastic Material
d)
Silica
28.
What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
29.
What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
30.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
31.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
32.
What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
33.
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
34.
What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji in Japan?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
35.
Which portion of the crust is thicker?
a)
Continental
b)
Oceanic
36.
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
37.
The outermost layer of the Earth that contains the continents and the oceans.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
38.
The plates that make up the Earth's crust that are responsible for continental drift.
a)
continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
geologist
d)
tectonic plates
39.
The outer core is liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Tectonic plates are still moving, causing continents to drift.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
_____________ is melted rock found beneath the earth’s surface in the mantle.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcanic rock
d)
lithosphere
42.
The ____________is the thinnest layer of Earth.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
43.
__________________is the theory that describes how large slabs of the crust move.
a)
plate tectonics
b)
slab theory
c)
seismic waves
d)
richter scale
44.
Built-up energy is released along a fault during a/an _____________________.
a)
volcanic eruption
b)
hurricane
c)
tornado
d)
earthquake
45.
In sea floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts along a what?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Deep Ocean Trench
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Ring of Fire
46.
What is a convection current?
a)
Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock rises, cools at the crust, cool rock sinks, it gets reheated and rises again
b)
Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock sinks, it cools down, and sinks some more
c)
The transfer of heat through touch
d)
The process of sea floor spreading
47.
What does a Richter scale measure?
a)
The damage done by an earthquake
b)
The strength of the seismic waves
c)
The length of an earthquake
d)
Where the focus of an earthquake is
48.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
49.
During an earthquake, the earth's crust can crack.
a)
true
b)
false
50.
Most earthquakes happen along the _________________.
a)
coast
b)
faults
c)
desert
d)
directions
51.
5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Secondary Wave
c)
Surface Wave
52.
The farther a seismic station is from an earthquake, a person will notice that the time between P and S waves
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Same
53.
Point A is the
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Scarp
54.
What type of fault is this diagram?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-Slip
55.
What is the minimum number of seismograph stations needed to locate an earthquake epicenter?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1 billion
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