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Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which boundary do 2 plates pull apart?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

None

2.

What type of boundary causes plate to slide underneath another?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

None

3.

The process of denser oceanic crust sliding underneath continental crust is known as:

a)

Volcano Formation

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Subduction

d)

Continental Drift

4.

The point on Earth's Surface above Earthquakes focus center is known as:

a)

Fault

b)

Epicenter

c)

Seismic Wave

d)

Magnitude

5.

A mountain formed when magma reaches Earth's surface is known as:

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquake

c)

Convergent boundary

d)

Folded Mountain

6.

At what point does magma become lava?

a)

Below a vent

b)

At Earth's surface

c)

Inside a plume

d)

Earth's mantle

7.

What caused the location of the continents to change over time?

a)

Plate movement

b)

Evolution

c)

Asteroid impact

d)

None of the above

8.

What causes plate movement?

a)

Ocean currents

b)

Gravity

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Earths Magnetic field

9.

What is the name for the place where 2 plates meet?

a)

Trenches

b)

Boundaries

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

plate Tectonics

10.

Volcanoes and Earthquakes mostly happen at:

a)

Plate boundaries

b)

Continental plates

c)

Oceanic plates

d)

All of the above

11.

The San Andres fault is an example of which kind of boundary?

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

Oceanic

d)

Convergent

12.

Transform boundaries create:

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornados

13.

Where does the energy in an earthquake come from

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Chemical energy from inside the core

c)

Energy stored in rock as a result of stress on the rock breaking

d)

Energy from the magnetic field

14.

How is the energy from earthquakes moved?

a)

Through sound waves causing vibrations

b)

Through seismic waves throughout Earth layers

c)

Through Electromagnetic waves to the surface

d)

None of the above

15.

Hot regions not found on a boundary that is relatively stationary and provide large amounts of melted magma to rise up, pierce through the plates is known as a:

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Volcanic activity

d)

Hot spot