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WorksheetsMOUNTAINS, VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
A type of mountains which are made of huge rocks separated from other rocks by faults
(a)
The study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth.
Seismology
Geology
Ecology
Geography
The location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
epicenter
focus
hypocenter
fault
The process when one plate sinks over the other plate
(a)
A type of volcano which have no known tectonic activity for a period of time but shows geologic evidence of activity
active
dormant
explosive
extinct
What should be expected to happen immediately after an Earthquake?
(a)
__________is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust.
SUBDUCTION ZONE
FAULTS
EPICENTER
HYPOCENTER
A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________
CINDER VOLCANO
COMPOSITE VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
WHAT TYPE OF MOUNTAIN FORMATION IS HIMALAYAS IN ASIA?
DOME MOUNTAIN
FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN
FOLD MOUNTAIN
RESIDUAL MOUNTAIN
WHICH POINT REPPRESENTS THE HYPOCENTER?
A
B
C
D
Which of the following is a strike slip fault?
What scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
(a)
Which of the following is a reverse fault?
The most destructive seismic waves
P waves
Shear waves
Surface waves
None among the choices
Pwaves travel faster than Swaves
true
false
What type of fault is represented by the Marikina Fault Valley System in the Philippines and San Andreas Fault in Western North America?
(a)
The tallest mountain on earth
(a)
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
(a)
A linear type of mountainous structure characterized with two slopes on opposite slides.
(a)
Another term for focus
(a)
(a) forms when convergent plates collide and both plates are pushed upward
The safest spot in the bedroom to place a bed
beside the window
perpendicular against the wall
parallel to the wall
nearby the door
What type of mountain is Mt. Makiling?
dome mountain
fault block mountain
fold mountain
volcanic mountain
Which of the following is NOT a body wave?
P- wave
S- wave
love wave
Which of the following is a surface wave?
P - wave
S- wave
Love wave
It refers to huge ocean waves
(a)
In the occurrence of an earthquake, what should you do if you are driving a car?
Continue driving passing by a flyover
Continue driving in a low speed limit
Stop driving and stay inside the car until the tremor stop
Stop and go out of the car
Point C in the diagram is the
epicenter
fault
focus
hypocenter
What process is occur in Nazca plate
(a)
P waves travel faster through the ground
true
false
