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Geology Test 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which boundary type does this represent?

a)

Divergent/spreading

b)

Converging/colliding

c)

transform/Fault

d)

None of the above

2.

What boundary type is represented in the picture?

a)

Divergent/Spreading

b)

Convergent/Colliding

c)

Transform/Fault

d)

None of the above

3.

What boundary type is represented in the picture?

a)

Divergent/spreading

b)

Convergent/Colliding

c)

Fault/transform

d)

None of the above

4.

What is the sudden shaking or vibration of the earth's surface

a)

Volcano

b)

earthquake

c)

Convection currents

d)

pangea

5.

Converging/colliding boundaries create which landforms?

a)

mountains/volcanoes

b)

Small, weak earthquakes

c)

new land

d)

valleys

6.

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen?

a)

United States

b)

Antarctica

c)

along plate boundaries

d)

the African plate

7.

What is often created during divergent/spreading boundaries?

a)

Mountains

b)

new land or trenches

c)

volcanoes

d)

strong earthquakes

8.

Why can an earthquake be stronger somewhere other than its epicenter?

a)

If the material in the ground is are softer, the earthquake will be less dangerous.

b)

If the materials in the ground are softer, the earthquake will be more dangerous.

c)

If the epicenter is far away from the focus.

d)

None of the above

9.

What are the layers of the earth in order from outside in?

a)

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, lithosphere

b)

Crust, mantle, lithosphere, outer core, inner core

c)

Crust, lithosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

Crust, lithosphere, mantle, inner core, outer core

10.

What is the deepest place on earth we know about?

a)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

b)

Pangea

c)

Pacific plate

d)

Mariana's Trench

11.

In a volcano, what is the cloud at the top?

a)

Ash and gas

b)

Magna Chamber

c)

Side vent

d)

Central vent

12.

In a volcano, where is the magma stored?

a)

Magma Chamber

b)

Side vent

c)

Lava

d)

Central Vent

13.

In a volcano, what does magma become when it exits the volcano?

a)

lava

b)

central vent

c)

gas and dust

d)

side vent

14.

In a volcano, what is the main pipe called?

a)

Central vent

b)

Side Vent

c)

Magma chamber

d)

Lava