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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Test Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are seismic waves created?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Tsunami

c)

Focus

d)

Seismic Zone

2.

What type of stress is caused by two objects being pulled past each other in opposite directions

a)

Tension

b)

Compression

c)

Shear

3.

Which type of seismic wave moves the fastest?

a)

P- wave (primary)

b)

S- wave (secondary)

c)

L- wave (surface)

4.

Which type of seismic wave can travel deep into the Earth, but cannot travel through liquids?

a)

P- wave (primary)

b)

S- wave (secondary)

c)

L- wave (surface)

5.

When a rock bounces back to its original shape after the stress has been released this is....

a)

Elastic deformation

b)

Elastic limit

c)

Elastic rebound

d)

Elastic band Elastic band

6.

The scale that measures the amount of damage caused by an Earthquake is called the....

a)

Mercalli Intensity Scale

b)

Richter Scale

c)

Bathroom Scale

d)

Moh's Scale

7.

Rocks break when they reach their....

a)

Elastic deformation

b)

Elastic limit

c)

Elastic rebound

d)

Elastic band Elastic band

8.

Which of these makes a rock more likely to fold rather than fault?

a)

Rocks are colder

b)

Rocks are more brittle

c)

Stress is applied slowly

d)

Rocks are closer to the surface (low pressure)

9.

The location on the surface that is closest to an Earthquake is the ....

a)

Epicenter

b)

Tsunami

c)

Focus

d)

Seismic Zone

10.

What stress force pulls rocks apart, making them thinner in the middle?

a)

Tension

b)

Compression

c)

Shear

11.

Seismometer measures ground movement to find the magnitude on an Earthquake on the ____ scale

a)

Mercalli

b)

Richter

c)

Earthshake

d)

Fish

12.

This type of seismic wave causes the most damage

a)

P- wave (primary)

b)

S- wave (secondary)

c)

L- wave (surface)

13.

Shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

a)

tidal wave

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano

d)

Tsunami

14.

Vibrations similar to sound waves traveling through Earth with energy released by earthquake.

a)

seismograph

b)

seismometer seismometer

c)

focus

d)

seismic waves

15.

Part of fault on bottom. Represented by letter K.

a)

footwall

b)

hanging wall

c)

shear wall

16.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

17.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

18.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

19.

The name for spot in a volcano, where the lava actually comes out is called the .... (labeled W)

a)

Crater

b)

Vent

c)

Pipe

d)

Chamber

20.

What is the name for the the hot, deadly ash cloud that travels down the sides of a volcano

a)

Avalanche

b)

Mudslide

c)

Glacier

d)

Pyroclastic flow

21.

What is the name for the rocks and rock fragments erupted from a volcano

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

tephra

d)

Aa

22.

Which type of lava forms sharp, jagged chunks that are tough to walk on?

a)

Pahoehoe

b)

Aa

c)

ouchouch

d)

pancakepancake

23.

Granitic Magma is _____ in silica

a)

high

b)

low

24.

Which type of lava would be the most viscous?

a)

Hot and Granitic

b)

Hot and Basaltic

c)

Cold and Granitic

d)

Cold and Basaltic

25.

A wide, flat volcano is a ______ volcano

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

26.

The ring of fire refers to...

a)

A long chain of volcanoes circling the Pacific ocean

b)

A part of Earth with abundant forest fires

c)

A circle of locations with exceptionally warm climates

d)

A place that often gets hit by asteroids

27.

The location underground, where magma is stored before an eruption is called the ... (labeled T)

a)

Vent

b)

Pipe

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Lava room

28.

Which of these would make a volcano MORE explosive? Choose all that apply

a)

More Trapped gases

b)

High Silica

c)

Hotter Lava

d)

Cooler Lava

e)

Low Silica

29.

Volcanoes that are NOT at plate boundaries are called...

a)

Subduction volcanoes

b)

Cinder Cones Volcanoes

c)

Hot Spot Volcanoes

d)

Rift Volcanoes

30.

Which type of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

31.

Which of these best describes are cinder cone volcano?

a)

A volcano composed of erupted basaltic lava

b)

A volcano composed of erupted tephra

c)

A volcano composed of alternating layers of lava and tephra

d)

A volcano that has been completely blown away by an eruption

32.

How is a shield volcano different from a cinder cone volcano?

a)

Cinder cones erupt explosively and shields erupt quietly

b)

Cinder cone volcanoes are always taller

c)

Cinder cone volcanoes never erupt

d)

Cinder cone volcanoes only occur at hot spots

33.

How is a volcano formed?

a)

Two tectonic plates collide creating a cone-shaped mountain

b)

Magma and/or tephra erupt from a vent and slowly pile up

c)

The pressure of rising magma presses the earth upward

d)

They have just always been there

34.

What is the most important difference between the types of volcanoes?

a)

The type of materials that erupt out of them

b)

The place in the world where they are found

c)

The overall height of the volcano

d)

How often they erupt

35.

True/False: Magma that is high in silica, like granitic magma, will flow easily.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which type of lava that forms smooth undulating or ropy masses.

a)

Pahoehoe

b)

Aa

c)

ouchouch

d)

pancakepancake