wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unit 5 quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of boundary is primarily dominant in the Atlantic Ocean, where the seafloor is spreading?

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

2.

How might a scientist use the fossil evidence below?

a)

Charles Darwin theory

b)

The continents never moved

c)

To support the theory that the continents were once

connected and are slowly drifting apart.

3.

What tool can be used to predict volcanic eruptions, landslides, earthquakes and tsunamis?

a)

richter scale

b)

seismograph

c)

seismometer

4.

Where are landslides most likely to occur?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

hilly coastal regions near the ocean

c)

On mountains

5.

What are some warning signs that a volcano might erupt?

a)

Seismic Activity

b)

Ground Swelling

c)

Tremors

d)

Presences of Vapors

e)

Recent history of eruption

6.

Ww might we install technology at plate boundaries to detect earthquakes

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What might occur because of the San Andreas Fault?

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquake

c)

Thunderstorm

8.

Who is at most risk from an earthquake?

a)

Nevada

b)

New York

c)

Ohio

d)

California

9.

What process formed the Grand Canyon?

a)

Erosion caused by the glacier movement over the course of millions of years.

b)

Erosion caused by the flow Colorado River over the course of millions of years.

10.

How do you know a valley is formed by a glacier?

a)

The valley is more U shaped, not V shaped.

b)

The valley is more V shaped, not U shaped.

c)

The valley is more P shaped, not B shaped.