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Earthquakes KS3

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which plater boundary do plates slide past each other?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Conservative

d)

Collision

2.

What is the name given to the area known for volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Pacific Ring

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Ring of Death

d)

The Red Ring

3.

What is the name of the scale that measures earthquakes?

a)

The Richter Scale

b)

The Earthquake Scale

c)

Seismic Waves Reader

4.

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago?

a)

Dino Island

b)

Pangea

c)

Wegener Land

d)

Eurasia

5.

Iceland has been formed on which plate boundary?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Conservative

d)

Collision

6.

Which is the thickest section of the earth?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

7.

The Core is made up of Gold and Iron.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Oceanic crust always goes beneath the Continental crust.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the name of the currents that move the earths plates around?

a)

Subduction Currents

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Collision Currents

d)

Closed Currents

10.

What is the name of the point in the crust the Earthquake starts?

a)

Epicentre

b)

Seismic Centre

c)

Fault

d)

Focus

11.

What is the name of the central point of the earthquake on the earths surface?

a)

Epicentre

b)

Focus

c)

Starting Point

d)

Seismic Centre