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MOUNTAINS, VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of mountains which are made of huge rocks separated from other rocks by faults

(a)  

2.

The study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth.

a)

Seismology

b)

Geology

c)

Ecology

d)

Geography

3.

The location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts

a)

epicenter

b)

focus

c)

hypocenter

d)

fault

4.

The process when one plate sinks over the other plate

(a)  

5.

A type of volcano which have no known tectonic activity for a period of time but shows geologic evidence of activity

a)

active

b)

dormant

c)

explosive

d)

extinct

6.

What should be expected to happen immediately after an Earthquake?

(a)  

7.

__________is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust.

a)

SUBDUCTION ZONE

b)

FAULTS

c)

EPICENTER

d)

HYPOCENTER

8.

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________

a)

CINDER VOLCANO

b)

COMPOSITE VOLCANO

c)

SHIELD VOLCANO

9.

WHAT TYPE OF MOUNTAIN FORMATION IS HIMALAYAS IN ASIA?

a)

DOME MOUNTAIN

b)

FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

c)

FOLD MOUNTAIN

d)

RESIDUAL MOUNTAIN

10.

WHICH POINT REPPRESENTS THE HYPOCENTER?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which of the following is a strike slip fault?

a)
b)
c)
12.

What scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

(a)  

13.

Which of the following is a reverse fault?

a)
b)
c)
14.

The most destructive seismic waves

a)

P waves

b)

Shear waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

None among the choices

15.

Pwaves travel faster than Swaves

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What type of fault is represented by the Marikina Fault Valley System in the Philippines and San Andreas Fault in Western North America?

(a)  

17.

The tallest mountain on earth

(a)  

18.

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

(a)  

19.

A linear type of mountainous structure characterized with two slopes on opposite slides.

(a)  

20.

Another term for focus

(a)  

21.

(a)   forms when convergent plates collide and both plates are pushed upward

22.

The safest spot in the bedroom to place a bed

a)

beside the window

b)

perpendicular against the wall

c)

parallel to the wall

d)

nearby the door

23.

What type of mountain is Mt. Makiling?

a)

dome mountain

b)

fault block mountain

c)

fold mountain

d)

volcanic mountain

24.

Which of the following is NOT a body wave?

a)

P- wave

b)

S- wave

c)

love wave

25.

Which of the following is a surface wave?

a)

P - wave

b)

S- wave

c)

Love wave

26.

It refers to huge ocean waves

(a)  

27.

In the occurrence of an earthquake, what should you do if you are driving a car?

a)

Continue driving passing by a flyover

b)

Continue driving in a low speed limit

c)

Stop driving and stay inside the car until the tremor stop

d)

Stop and go out of the car

28.

Point C in the diagram is the

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

focus

d)

hypocenter

29.

What process is occur in Nazca plate

(a)  

30.

P waves travel faster through the ground

a)

true

b)

false