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Tectonics Bumper Quiz

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a natural hazard?

a)

Burning yourself on the iron at home

b)

A road traffic accident

c)

A natural event which causes a threat to human activity or people

d)

A natural event which involves a human causes hazard

2.

Which of these are natural hazards?

a)

Volcanic Eruptions

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps

3.

What is a hazard risk?

a)

Chance or probability of being affected by a natural event.

b)

The risk of falling over

c)

The chances of falling into a volcano

d)

Chance or probability of being affected by a human event.

4.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Extra large ceramic plates

b)

Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes

c)

The Earth's crust

d)

The top of the earth

5.

Which one is the odd one out?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

e)

Subduction Zone

6.

What features are found at a destructive plate boundary?

a)

Subduction Zone

b)

Fold Mountains

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Magma Sinks

7.

Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?

a)

Subduction Zone

b)

Rising Magma

c)

Plates moving apart

d)

Volcanoes

8.

Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?

a)

Mid Atlantic Ridge

b)

Himalayas Mountain Range

c)

The Andes Mountain Range

d)

San Andreas Fault

9.

What is a primary effect of an earthquake?

a)

Forest Fires

b)

Ruptured water pipes

c)

Death and Injuries

d)

Death by diseases

10.

Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Fires

c)

Ground Shaking

d)

Landslides

11.
An earthquake is usually caused by a _________.
a)
glacier
b)
landslide
c)
very large storm
d)
a movement along a fault
12.
What is a volcano? 
a)
a chemical reaction that produces fire
b)
a valley under the ocean
c)
an atmospheric condition
d)
an opening in Earth’s crust
13.
What measures the waves of earthquakes?
a)
seismic wave
b)
seismograph
c)
seismology
d)
a scientist
14.
What is a huge wave made by an underwater earthquake?
a)
hurricane
b)
tsunami
15.
Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 
a)
Volcanic Eruption 
b)
Cyclone
c)
Earthquake
d)
Hurricane
16.
What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 
a)
They are exactly the same 
b)
A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
c)
I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
d)
Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards
17.

Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

House Fire

d)

Earthquake

18.
One region of the world that is very exposed to volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes is...
a)
the Ring of Fire.
b)
the North and South Pole.
c)
the United States.
d)
Eastern Europe.
19.
A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard...
a)
causes major damage and harms humans.
b)
poses a danger to any part of the earth.
c)
changes the physical features of the earth.
d)
impacts everyday life for humans.
20.
During a volcanic eruption, _____ can cause damage.
a)
ash flow
b)
lava 
c)
tephra
d)
all of the above 
21.
The majority of earthquake and volcanic eruptions occur around the Pacific Ocean. This is called the 
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
North Pole
c)
Beehive 
d)
The Volcano Circle
22.

What is an earthquake?

a)

An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth when the wind is very strong

b)

An earthquake is the tremble of the surface of the Earth when a huge tsunami hits the shore

c)

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves

23.

During the year 2003, the number of earthquakes that occurred was higher than usual. The map shows the locations of some of these earthquakes.


Which question does the information on this map help answer?

a)

How often do earthquakes happen?

b)

When will the next earthquake happen?

c)

Where are earthquakes likely in the future?

d)

What will be the strength of the next earthquake?

24.

Scientists and engineers work together to try to reduce the damage from natural hazards. Which term is used to describe this process?

a)

mitigation

b)

technology

c)

scientific method

d)

controlling variables

25.

The map shows the epicenters of some major earthquakes of 2003.


Based on this information, on which continent is an earthquake least likely to happen in the future?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

North America

26.
What is lava?
a)
Landslide of hot gas and rocks
b)
Molten rock that has risen to the Earth's surface 
c)
Molten rock collected in a chamber underneath the volcano
d)
Ash and gasses that explode from the vent
27.
When does magma become lava?
a)
When it collects in the magma chamber
b)
When it flows down the volcano
c)
When it leaves the vent
d)
When it travels through the pipe
28.
What is the tectonic plate boundary called when two plates are sliding against each other?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)

Transform/

Conservative

d)
Allegiant
29.
Are earthquakes more common along divergent or convergent tectonic plate boundaries?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
30.

What is the outside layer of the Earth called?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

31.

What is the name given to the point where two plates meet?

a)

Tectonic plate

b)

Marginal line

c)

Plate boundary

d)

Junction

32.

What is it called when two plates are moving towards each other and one goes under the other?

a)

Destructive plate margin

b)

Constructive plate margin

c)

Divergent plate margin

d)

Conservative plate margin

33.

What is the name of the process shown in the image?

Hint: Occurs at a destructive plate margin.

Spelling does matter!

(a)  

34.

Natural hazards can be prevented

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The point directly above the focus of an earthquake it called the

a)

hypocenter

b)

epicenter

36.

Which rating on the Richter scale would produce the most destructive earthquake?

a)

1.2

b)

5.3

c)

6.8

d)

8.4

37.

A scale that measures the damage done by an earthquake

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Hahn Scale

c)

Mercalli Scale

d)

Damage Scale

38.

A scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake.

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Hahn Scale

c)

Mercalli Scale

d)

Damage Scale

39.

2nd largest zone or earthquake and volcanic activity located in the center of the Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is part of this zone

a)

Mid Atlantic Ridge

b)

Eurasian Belt

c)

Circle of Terror

d)

Ring of Fire

40.

When two plates collide and one plate sinks under the other forming a volcano

a)

subduction zone

b)

rift

c)

sinkhole

d)

fault line

41.

Tectonic plate boundary where rising magma adds new material to the plates that are diverging or moving apart

a)

conservative plate boundary

b)

constructive plate boundary

c)

deconstructive plate boundary

d)

plate boundary

42.

The effect of an event on the landscape and ecology of the surrounding area

a)

economic impact

b)

climate change

c)

deforestation

d)

environmental impact

43.

The effect directly caused by an event, such as a hurricane

a)

original source

b)

primary effect

c)

secondary effect

d)

tertiary effect

44.

The effect related to a severe event but not cause by the event

a)

original source

b)

primary effect

c)

secondary effect

d)

tertiary effect

45.

Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

hot coals

d)

fire

46.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Extra large ceramic plates

b)

Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes

c)

The Earth's crust

d)

The top of the earth

47.

Which one is the odd one out?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

e)

Subduction Zone

48.

Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?

a)

Mid Atlantic Ridge

b)

Himalayas Mountain Range

c)

The Andes Mountain Range

d)

San Andreas Fault

49.

What is a primary effect of an earthquake?

a)

Forest Fires

b)

Ruptured water pipes

c)

Death and Injuries

d)

Death by diseases

50.

What plate boundary is this?

a)

Conservative

b)

Constructive

c)

Destructive

51.

Which boundary has NO volcanic activity?

a)

Conservative

b)

Constructive

c)

Destructive

52.
Which type of crust is more dense?
a)
Oceanic
b)
Continental
53.
What are the three P's of earthquake management?
a)
Predict, Procrastinate, Prevent
b)
Predict, Prepare, Prevent
c)
Predict, Postulate, Prevent 
d)
Predict, Prepare, Paralyse

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