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1Q REVIEW - The Fragile Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

a)

Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout.

b)

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

c)

Pressure and density would increase, but temperature would increase.

d)

Temperature, pressure, and density would all decrease.

2.

What do you call the solid top layer of the Earth where plate tectonics move?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Moho discontinuity

d)

Continental crust

3.

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

a)

Only the crust

b)

Crust and upper mantle

c)

Upper and middle mantle

d)

Continental and oceanic crust

4.

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust down into the inner core?

a)

Pressure increases

b)

Pressure decreases

c)

Pressure stays the same

d)

Pressure increases nor decreases

5.

What did scientists use to determine the interior of the Earth?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Convection current

c)

Seismograph

d)

Seismic waves

6.

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

7.

Which volcanic belt is known for its ring-like structure and where most of Earth's volcanoes are found?

a)

Alpine-Himalayan belt

b)

Circum-Pacific belt

c)

Indo-Australian belt

d)

Eurasian belt

8.

It is an opening in the Earth's crust where magma, ashes, and gases escape. What is it?

a)

Volcano

b)

Trench

c)

Mountain

d)

Geyser

9.

What do you call a volcano that has not erupted for the past 10,000 years but is still showing signs of volcanic activity?

a)

Active volcano

b)

Dormant volcano

c)

Extinct volcano

d)

Neutral volcano

10.

In what areas on Earth are volcanoes mainly found?

a)

Plates collide

b)

Rivers are found

c)

Mountains are found

d)

Plates fit together perfectly

11.

Why is the Philippines prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?

a)

Because it is where volcanoes originated

b)

Because it is located near the equator

c)

Because it is composed of many islands

d)

Because it is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire

12.

Where does the first motion of an earthquake occur?

a)

Fault

b)

Focus

c)

Epicenter

d)

Continents

13.

Why do earthquakes usually occur at plate boundaries?

a)

The rocks on the edges of the plates are soft

b)

The rocks near the plates experience little stress

c)

The rocks near the plates experience great pressure

d)

The boundaries between plates have been active for many years

14.

Which of the following situations show the formation of mountain ranges?

a)

Two plates move together

b)

A plate subducts in another plate

c)

Plates collide and fold under enormous pressure

d)

Magma from the Earth's interior rises through a vent

15.

Which of the following is an example of a mountain range formed through a continent-continent collision?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes mountain

c)

Mt. St. Helens

d)

Mt. Pinatubo