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WorksheetsCHANGING AND SHAPING EARTH SURFACE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
The focus of an earthquake is
a spot on the surface of the Earth where an earthquake originates.
at the surface of the ocean where waves begin.
located where the fault line appears at the Earth surface.
beneath the Earth's surface where the rocks break and move.
A volcano is a "window" in the Earth because
through the opening of the volcano , scientist can travel into the Earth's interior.
extinct volcanoes leave a cool, open tunnel in the Earth through which studies of the Earth's deep interior can be accomplished.
materials ejected by a volcano can give scientist clues about the Earth's interior.
scientific research equipment lowered many kilometers through volcanic openings has provided valuable data about the outer core of the Earth
An earthquake's strength is measured on the (a) scale. (Write your answer in a capital letters)
With the Earth, rock exists as a hot liquid called (a) . (Write your answer in a capital letters)
Eathquake waves can be simulated by
throwing a rock in the air
pouring water into an empty can
allowing a cake mix to flow across a baking pan
throwing a rock into a pond
How do scientists measure the yearly movement of tectonic plates?
They count the number of volcanic eruptions
They measure the strength and the number of earthquakes.
They record the change in mountain height.
They analyze data from satellites orbiting Earth
What is the term for the large , rigid places of Earth's crust?
fault
sediments
mountain
tectonic plates
The plate boundary shown is an example of a _______ boundary.
compound
convergent
divergent
transform
Why do earthquakes usually occur at plate boundaries?
The rock on the edges of tectonic plates is soft and gives in easily to various pressures
The boundaries between tectonic plates have been seismically active for millions of years
Rock in environments near tectonic plate boundaries experience great stress
Rockin environments near tectonic p late boundaries experience little stress
What do earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building have in common?
They occur suddenly.
They result from plate motion.
They are measured by seismographs.
hey cause major disasters.
Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces?
Plate Tectonic Theory
Continental Drift
Tectonic Plate Theory
Seafloor Spreading Theory
Identify the secondary plates in the given. (Click atleast 3 in the choices)
African Plate
Arabian Plate
Nazca Plate
Eurasian Plate
Philippine Plate
his boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally. These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
The hanging wall slides up and over the footwall is what kind of fault?
normal
reverse
strike-slip
A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
normal
reverse
strike-slip
Magma leaves a volcano through a
sill
chamber
vent
throat
This is where the volcanic materials that erupt are stored
sill
side vent
crater
magma chamber
One of the biggest risks of volcanic ash is
Breathing it in
Warming the planet
Being burned alive
Destroying aircraft
Name the type of heat transfer shown in the pictuce.
conduction
convection
radiation
It is geologic methods help determine the trajectories of plates by using the Earth's magnetic field.
Geodosy
Paleomagnetic
Geometric
Seismic
