WorksheetsVolcanoes & Earthquakes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which boundary do 2 plates pull apart?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
None
What type of boundary causes plate to slide underneath another?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
None
The process of denser oceanic crust sliding underneath continental crust is known as:
Volcano Formation
Convergent Boundary
Subduction
Continental Drift
The point on Earth's Surface above Earthquakes focus center is known as:
Fault
Epicenter
Seismic Wave
Magnitude
A mountain formed when magma reaches Earth's surface is known as:
Volcano
Earthquake
Convergent boundary
Folded Mountain
At what point does magma become lava?
Below a vent
At Earth's surface
Inside a plume
Earth's mantle
What caused the location of the continents to change over time?
Plate movement
Evolution
Asteroid impact
None of the above
What causes plate movement?
Ocean currents
Gravity
Convection currents in the mantle
Earths Magnetic field
What is the name for the place where 2 plates meet?
Trenches
Boundaries
Rift Valleys
plate Tectonics
Volcanoes and Earthquakes mostly happen at:
Plate boundaries
Continental plates
Oceanic plates
All of the above
The San Andres fault is an example of which kind of boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Oceanic
Convergent
Transform boundaries create:
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Tornados
Where does the energy in an earthquake come from
Energy from the Sun
Chemical energy from inside the core
Energy stored in rock as a result of stress on the rock breaking
Energy from the magnetic field
How is the energy from earthquakes moved?
Through sound waves causing vibrations
Through seismic waves throughout Earth layers
Through Electromagnetic waves to the surface
None of the above
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:
Epicenter
Focus
Volcanic activity
Hot spot
