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mountain,volcanoes,earthquakes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

A shield volcano made up of

a)

many thin layers of hard lava

b)

unicorn fairy dust

c)

rock and hardened lava in a cone shape

d)

steep sides of a loose pile of volcano fragments

e)

I have no clue

2.

What is a composite volcano made up of

a)

steep sides of a loose pile of volcano fragments

b)

rock and hardened lava in a cone shape

c)

many thin layers of hard lava

d)

what does that mean

3.

The strength of an earthquake is measured using a device called

a)

Sonar

b)

Magnetometer

c)

Seismograph

d)

Richter Scale

4.

Molten rock that comes out of a volcano, cools and hardens.

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

5.
What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
Shaking Earth
c)
Volcano
6.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
7.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
8.

Which one is not a type of mountain?

a)

Volcanic

b)

Dome

c)

Crack

d)

Fold

9.

What mountain is formed when two plates are pushed together and creates folds?

a)

Fold

b)

Dome

c)

Volcanic

d)

Block

10.

What mountain is formed from an opening in the earths crust that spits out lava?

a)

Volcanic

b)

Block

c)

Fault

d)

Fold

11.

Waves of energy produced by an earthquake

a)

Seismic Waves

b)

Secondary Waves

c)

Aftershock

d)

epicenter

12.

Slowest most damaging wave caused by an earthquake

a)

Secondary wave

b)

Surface wave

c)

Primary wave

13.

The fastest wave, goes through everything

a)

Surface wave

b)

Primary wave

c)

Secondary wave

14.

The most destructive type of wave is a

a)

P-wave

b)

S-wave

c)

Surface wave

d)

transverse wave

15.

Which is a type of volcano?

a)

shield

b)

lava

c)

ice cream cone

d)

cinder

16.

Which is a type of volcano?

a)

cinder cone

b)

ice cream cone

c)

lava

d)

crust

17.

Which is a type of volcano?

a)

composite

b)

vent

c)

plate

d)

crust

18.

Hot molten rock on the outside of a volcano

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Sill

d)

Ashes, gases, cinder

19.
The drawing shows forces causing a fault in the Earth’s surface.
Which may result as movement occurs along this fault?
a)
Fossil formation 
b)
Hot spring 
c)
Volcano
d)
Earthquake
20.
Which feature most likely formed when these two plates collided into each other?
a)
An ocean
b)
a desert
c)
a glacier
d)
a mountain
21.
 A (an) _______________, is a crack on the Earth’s crust along which movement takes place.
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Fault-Block Mountain