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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 55mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a dent or depression called on a volcano?
a)
side vent
b)
bump
c)
dent
d)
crater
2.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
3.
A low silica volcano makes what type of explosion
a)
quiet eruption
b)
explosive eruption
4.
A high silica volcano makes what type of an explosive?
a)
quiet eruption
b)
explosive eruption
5.
Beneath a volcano, magma collects in a:
a)
magma chamber
b)
magma pocket
c)
vent
d)
hole
6.
This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?
a)
Felsic
b)
Composite
c)
Shield
d)
Cinder cone
7.
Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....
a)
Silica
b)
Rock
c)
lava
8.
In volcanic areas, groundwater heated by magma is a source of
a)
lava flows
b)
silicia
c)
geothermal energy
d)
pyroclastic flows
9.
Volcanoes can be found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
10.
A volcano made from alternating layers of ash and lava is called a(n) _________________ volcano
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
d)
fissure
11.
Most volcanoes occur at which 2 types of plate boundaries?
a)
convergent w/ subduction and divergent
b)
divergent and transform
c)
divergent and hot spots
d)
convergent w/ subduction and hot spots
12.
Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Volcano Ring
c)
Nucleus of Volcanoes
d)
Center of Fire
13.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
14.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
15.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
16.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
17.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
18.
How are lava and magma most different?
a)
their location
b)
their heat
c)
their color
d)
what they eat for lunch
19.
The Theory of _____________ states that pieces of lithosphere are slowly drifting off the mantle.
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Sea Floor Spreading
20.
Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash into the air during eruption
a)
cinder cone
b)
shield
c)
composite
d)
fissure
21.
A volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides is called a _________ volcano.
a)
shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
d)
fissure
22.
What are scientists that study volcanoes called?
a)
doctor
b)
vet
c)
volcanologist
d)
volcano scientist
23.
Which characteristic of magma mainly determines its explosiveness?
a)
color
b)
temperature
c)
amount
d)
silica content
24.
How does the eruption of a volcano lower the atmospheric temperature?
a)
There is increase circulation of wind all over the world.
b)
Ashes prevent the sunlight from reaching the Earth’s surface.
c)
Lava is cold when it hardens.
d)
Cannot be determined
25.
Which of the following is NOT a positive effect of volcanic eruption?
a)
It makes the soil fertile.
b)
It destroys properties and lives.
c)
It forms minerals.
d)
It provides clues about Earth’s internal structure.
26.
Which of the following is an area where you would not find a volcano?
a)
Transform Plate boundary
b)
Seafloor spreading Ridges
c)
The "Ring of Fire"
d)
Fissure eruptions
27.
Magma fills cracks at areas where two plates are , this is spreading area occurs at a
a)
convergent boundary.
b)
subduction zone.
c)
divergent boundary.
d)
transform boundary.
28.
Volcanoes can also be found in areas called
a)
Lahars.
b)
Cold spots.
c)
mantles.
d)
Hot spots.
29.
Which of the following is not a type of volcano?
a)
Lahar
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite
d)
Shield
30.
Which of the following is an example of a secondary affect to a volcanic eruption?
a)
global warming
b)
global cooling
c)
decrease in precipitation
d)
increase in temeperature
31.
What Roman god was volcano comes from?
a)
Cupid- God of love
b)
Diana - God of hunting
c)
Vulcan-God of crafting and fire
32.
The Hawaiian islands are formed by
a)
subduction
b)
earthquakes
c)
hot spots
d)
divergent plates
33.
The opening of a volcano labeled "A" is called what?
a)
Neck
b)
Conduit
c)
Vent
d)
Magma
34.
The connecting pipe between the magma chamber and the vent labeled "C" is called what?
a)
Neck
b)
pyroclastic flow
c)
lava
d)
side vent
35.
The location where a volcano erupts but it is not its main exiting point labeled "F" is called
a)
Neck
b)
magma chamber
c)
vent
d)
side vent
36.
Nonviscous lava that is very runny but very hot is called
a)
pahoehoe
b)
AA
c)
pyroclastic flows
d)
lava
37.
Viscous Lava that produces slowly moving blocks because it has a lot of silica is called
a)
pahoehoe
b)
AA
c)
lava
d)
pyroclastic flow
38.
A stratovolcano is also known as a _______.
a)
Composite volcano
b)
cinder cone volcano
c)
shield volcano
d)
that small volcano over there
39.
The most destructive type of wave is a
a)
P-wave
b)
S-wave
c)
Surface wave
d)
transverse wave
40.
What is the area directly above the spot where the Earthquake actually occurs? (It is on Earth's surface.)
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Triangulation
41.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
42.
An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?
a)
it probably happened in an area with no people
b)
it was a fast earthquake
c)
because it damaged a lot
d)
impossible to tell
43.
Liquefaction is when...
a)
the soil behaves like liquid
b)
the ground becomes liquid
c)
magma rises to the surface
d)
buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid
44.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
45.
What is the beginning point of an earthquake, where the first motion of an earthquake occurs?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
P Waves
d)
Deformation
46.
Also known as shear or secondary wave; a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to- side direction.
a)
P-wave
b)
Seismic wave
c)
Focus
d)
S-wave
47.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
48.
Which is faster?
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
49.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?
a)
Collapse of Cavern
b)
Eruption of Volcano
c)
Lightning Strikes
d)
Moving Tectonic Plates
50.
What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Focus
51.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
52.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
53.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
54.
Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
55.
Earthquakes occur most often
a)
along plate boundaries
b)
over Hot Spots
c)
along coast lines
d)
in the mountains
56.
This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains numerous faults:
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
English Canal
c)
The Ring of Fire
d)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
57.
What causes earthquakes?
a)
A decrease in energy along a fault
b)
A release of energy along a fault
c)
A release of energy along an ocean
d)
An increase in radon gas
58.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
59.
An earthquake's epicenter is the point...
a)
directly BELOW the earthquake's focus
b)
directly ABOVE the earthquake's focus
c)
on the sides of an earthquake
d)
where no damage happens
60.
What are seismic waves?
a)
Waves of energy produced at the focus of an earthquake
b)
Waves in the ocean
c)
Waves in a lake
d)
Waves in a puddle
61.
Ocean waves caused by earthquakes are called sea waves, or...
a)
Floods
b)
Tsunamis
c)
Seismic waves
d)
Primary Waves
62.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
63.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
64.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
65.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
66.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
67.
Which of the following land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
Pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
68.
Oceanic crust is.....
a)
Younger and less dense than continental crust
b)
Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
c)
older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
d)
Bigger and younger than continental crust
69.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
70.
Plate movement is caused by _____
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Convection current in the mantle
d)
The moon's gravity
71.
What are mid-ocean ridges?
a)
A chain of underwater falls
b)
A chain of underwater volcanoes
c)
A chain of underwater mountains
d)
A chain of underwater rocks
72.
Created by a divergent boundary
a)
rocky mountain
b)
Mariana's Trench
c)
mid-Atlantic ridge
d)
volano
73.
Which of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
outer core
d)
oceanic crust
74.
Which of the following did not support the Continental Drift Theory?
a)
Magnetic striping in the ocean floor
b)
identical fossils found in different continents
c)
Mountains that extend over continents
d)
Coastlines of continents such as South America and Africa fit like a puzzle
75.
Mountains form from....
a)
Plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
d)
none of these
76.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
77.
Same rocks in Texas as those in Antarctica, this is proof of-
a)
coastal erosion
b)
plate tectonics
c)
ocean currents
d)
glacial melting
78.
Fossils, landforms, glaciers, and puzzle were all evidence of-
a)
big bang theory
b)
tectonic plate theory
c)
sea floor spreading theory
d)
volcanic theory
79.
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
a)
convection of magma
b)
the earth's magnetic field
c)
the earth spinning
d)
earth's gravitational pull
80.
This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.
a)
The Big Bang Theory, Einstein
b)
The Pangea Theory, Hutton
c)
The Tectonic Plate Theory, Darwin
d)
The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner
81.
What is a tectonic plate?
a)
A peice of the earths crust
b)
A peice of the mantle
c)
A peice of the core
d)
A peice of the whole world
82.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Reform
d)
Transform
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