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Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

A __________ is a break in the crust along which blocks of rock slip past one another during an earthquake .

a)

subduction zone

b)

fault

c)

rift

d)

divergent boundary

2.

The __________ is the location of an earthquake center below the surface and inside the crust.

a)

seismic zone

b)

epicenter

c)

focus

d)

locus

3.

Seismic waves are mechanical waves--waves that need a medium to travel through. What is the medium for seismic (earthquake) waves?

a)

solid inner core material

b)

molten outer core material

c)

weakly solid mantle rock

d)

solid crustal rock

4.

We know the Earth has layers from the study of the behavior of seismic waves called seismology. Which type of wave is blocked by the Earth's liquid outer core?

a)

Surface waves

b)

P or primary waves

c)

S or secondary Waves

5.

Which seismic waves travels fastest through the Earth, vibrates by compression and expansion of earthen material, and travels through solid and liquid layers?

a)

Surface waves

b)

P waves

c)

S Waves

6.

An earthquake occurs in New Zealand. Which wave(s) could theoretically be detected by a seismic monitoring station in Spain on the exact opposite side of the Earth?

a)

both P waves and Surface waves

b)

both S waves and Surface waves

c)

Only S waves

d)

Only Surface waves

7.

The most destructive seismic waves are __________.

a)

Surface waves

b)

Primary or P waves

c)

Secondary or S waves

8.

The distance of the epicenter of a quake from a seismic monitoring station can be determined by __________.

a)

the station's longitude

b)

the time interval between P and S waves

c)

the maximum amplitude of the S waves

d)

the station's latitude

9.

The magnitude or strength of an earthquake is rated on the __________.

a)

Beaufort scale

b)

Saffir-Simpson scale

c)

Fujita scale

d)

Richter scale

10.

The Richter scale has a practical upper limit of about __________.

a)

5.0

b)

10.0

c)

50.0

d)

100.0

11.

Earthquakes occur __________.

a)

only near tectonic plate boundaries

b)

along any fracture in the Earth's crust, near or far from plate boundaries

c)

only along faults distant from plate boundaries

d)

only underneath continental crust

12.

Seismic waves represent __________.

a)

the net displacement of the entire crust

b)

the transfer of released stress energy throughout Earth's interior

c)

the release of Earth's internal heat

d)

the magnetic field of the Earth

13.

What type of volcano is shown in the photo?

a)

cinder cone

b)

composite volcano

c)

shield volcano

d)

stratovolcano

14.

Crater Lake is an example of __________.

a)

a shield volcano

b)

a caldera

c)

a cinder cone

d)

a composite volcano(stratovolcano)

15.

Which gas is NOT a typical volatile compound generated in a volcanic eruption?

a)

oxygen

b)

water vapor

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

hydrogen sulfide/sulfur dioxide

16.

A __________ is a destructive mudflow produced by volcano.

a)

lava stream

b)

nuee ardente

c)

lahar

d)

pyroclastic flow

17.

Silica is all these EXCEPT__________.

a)

volcanic gas

b)

a quartz-like component of rock

c)

silicon dioxide

d)

a common component in sand

18.

The most explosive type of volcano has magma with _________.

a)

low silica and low gas content

b)

low silica and high gas content

c)

high silica and high gas content

d)

high silica and low gas content

19.

The danger of a pyroclastic flow to humans is __________.

a)

the suffocating gases

b)

its fast speed

c)

its high temperature

d)

disruption of Wi-Fi

20.

The mystery surrounding Mount St. Helens is __________.

a)

the origin of its name

b)

its location in the Pacific Northwest

c)

the source of its magma

d)

its 1980 eruption

21.

Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. A shield volcano has its broad dome shape because the magma has __________.

a)

low viscosity from high silica content

b)

low viscosity from low silica content

c)

high viscosity from low silica content

d)

high viscosity from high silica content

22.

A cinder cone could be considered a land form produced by __________ because of gases and material ejected into the air.

a)

volcanic and fluvial processes

b)

volcanic and impact processes

c)

volcanic and aeolian processes

d)

aeolian and impact processes

23.

Volcanic arcs like the Aleutian Islands or Andes mountains are most often found near __________.

a)

transform boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

convergent boundaries

24.

Volcanic activity in the form of mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys are associated with __________.

a)

transform boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

convergent boundaries