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Are you a tectonics expert?

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The San Andreas Fault is an example of which type of plate boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

2.

Sea floor spreading is a phenomena found where two __________ crusts __________.

a)

oceanic, converge

b)

oceanic, diverge

c)

continental, converge

d)

continental, diverge

3.

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is formed because the... (tick all that applies)

a)

North American & Eurasian plate diverge

b)

North American & Eurasian plate converge

c)

South American & African plate converge

d)

South American & African plate diverge

e)

North American & Eurasian plate slide past each other

4.

Study the image. In which location is the Himalayas fold mountains found?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

5.

Study the image. What landform(s) are formed when a continental crust converges with an oceanic crust? (tick all that apply)

a)

oceanic trench

b)

oceanic ridge

c)

volcanoes

d)

fold mountains

e)

rift valleys

6.

Which diagram shows the formation of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
7.

The highest concentration of volcanoes are found in the ____________________.

a)

pathetic ring of fire

b)

pacific ring of lava

c)

pacific circle of fire

d)

pacific ring of fire

e)

pacific ring of fries

8.

Volcanoes can be found in which plate boundaries?

a)

Convergent only

b)

Divergent only

c)

Convergent and divergent

d)

Convergent, Divergent, Transform

9.

Label the parts of the volcano in the image.

a)

A - secondary cone; B - pipe; C - magma chamber

b)

A - pipe; B - secondary cone; C - lava chamber

c)

A - pipe; B - lava chamber; C - secondary cone

d)

A - pipe; B - magma chamber; C - secondary cone

10.

Identify the cross-section of the volcano.

a)

A - cone; B - vent; C - crater

b)

A - crater; B - vent; C - cone

c)

A - cone; B - cone; C - vent

d)

A - vent; B - cone; C - crater

11.

What is the correct sequence of the formation of volcanoes?

a)

A, B, C, D

b)

B, C, D, A

c)

C, D, A, B

d)

D, A, C, B

12.

This bowl-shaped opening is called a __________. During an explosive eruption, it can be enlarged to form a large depression called a __________ due to the loss of __________ support.

a)

lake, caldera, structural

b)

caldera, crater, magma

c)

crater, cone, lava

d)

caldera, cone, structural

e)

crater, caldera, structural

13.

In which location(s) A, B, or C will volcanoes be formed at when two plates converge?

a)

A

b)

A and B

c)

C

d)

A and C

e)

A, B, and C

14.

Volcanoes formed under water are called A. With successive eruptions, they grow in height and emerge above the water to form B. A chain of them are called C.

a)

A - undersea volcanoes; B - volcanic island; C - volcanic island arc

b)

A - volcanic island arc; B - undersea volcanoes; C - volcanic islands

c)

A - volcanic island arc; B - volcanic islands; C - undersea volcanoes

d)

A - volcanic islands; B - volcanic island arc; C - undersea volcanoes

15.

The image shows Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Using evidence from the image, what type of volcano is it?

(a)  

16.

The image shows Mount Fuji in Japan. Tick all the evidence from the photo that tells you that it is a stratovolcano.

a)

steep top

b)

steep base

c)

gentle top

d)

gentle base

e)

tall

17.

Label the parts of an earthquake in the image.

a)

A - epicentre; B - fault; C - focus

b)

A - focus; B - fault; C - epicentre

c)

A - fault; B - epicentre; C - focus

d)

A - fault; B - focus; C - epicentre

18.

When an earthquake occurs, energy is released in the form of ____________ waves, which radiate out from the earthquake focus.

a)

surface

b)

tsunami

c)

seismic

d)

underground

e)

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