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WorksheetsDISASTER TYPES-VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES.
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 31mins
What are giant ocean-waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?
Tsunamis
Earthquake
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
What is the Richter Scale?
A system of measuring the wind
A system of measuring the depth of the ocean
A system of measuring the height of volcanoes
A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes
What is the molten rock inside a volcano called?
lava
magma
metamorphic
What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake? ?
Fault
Focus
Epicenter
Magma
What is a break on the earth's surface in the rock layers called?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Focus
What is the difference between magma and lava?
lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
lava is the chamber that magma flows in.
lava is inside Earth's crust.
A volcano with a circular vent, single vent, steep slope that has quickly cooling lava and explosive eruptions.
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Fissure Volcano
What types of waves are released from an earthquake?
Energy Waves
Sonic Waves
Seismic Waves
Air Waves
What is the definition of Dormant Volcano?
Sleeping And Could Erupt Again
Extinct and won't Erupt
Active and Dangerous
What are scientists who study Volcanoes called?
Cardiologists
Veterinarians
Volcanologists
Zoologists
What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?
Lava
Viscous
Toxic Gas
Ash
A mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas coming out of a volcano is called:
Waves
Tsunami
Pyroclastic flow
Shock
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
March Madness
Earthquake Alley
Ring of Fire
Circle of Death
Volcanoes are found...
on land
under water
on islands
all of the above
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
P Wave
Rayleigh Wave
S Wave
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
cups
plates
dishes
spoons
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
Tectonic plates
Subductions
Divergents
Convergents
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Core
Mantle
Crust
Biosphere
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
Countries
Tectonic Plates
Climate Zones
Mountains
What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Transdermal
What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Subdermal
What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Prodigent
The idea that Earth's crust is made up of separate plates that float on the upper mantle is the theory of what?
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Pangaea
Transubstantiation
Which of the following is not a classification of volcano?
Shield
Composite
Magnate
Cinder Cone
The three types of Waves In an Earthquake are called
P waves, Q waves and R waves.
P Waves, S waves and L waves.
S waves, T waves ,U waves
L waves, M waves, R waves ,
What is the point inside the earth where the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate
