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Seismic Activity and Erosion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
2.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Intensity
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
3.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a sudden release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
4.
The Richter scale measures...
a)
the amount of radon gas released during an earthquake.
b)
the movement of tectonic plates over a year.
c)
the strength of an earthquake.
d)
the intensity of an earthquake.
5.

Types, frequency and size of earthquake that happen over a period of time in a certain area

a)

Geological Process

b)

Seismic Event

c)

Phenomena

d)

Fossil

6.

A landform, usually cone-shaped, produced by a collection of erupted material around a vent or opening on the surface of the Earth and through which gas and erupted material pass.

a)

Fossil

b)

Volcano

c)

Mountain

d)

Geyser

7.

The process by which rocks are broken down

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Sedimentation

8.

The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

a)

Weathering

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

9.

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Deposition

10.

The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

11.

The MECHANICAL breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

12.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

13.

Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

14.

Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

15.

What causes the greatest amount of erosion on beaches?

a)

Waves

b)

Glaciers

c)

Wind

d)

Gravity