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How do movements of the crust change Earth?

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Largest portion of the Earth's interior. And is the thickest layer of the Earth

a)

Mantel

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

crust

2.

Made of molten metal

a)

Mantel

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

crust

3.

Made of solid iron and nickel

a)

Mantel

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

crust

4.

Thin, rigid rock layer. Is hard and made of many minerals.

a)

Mantel

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

crust

5.

What are plate tectonics?

a)

In the past, there was the idea of a supercontinent.

b)

Is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.

c)

They move

6.

Is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.

a)

Pangea

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Earthquakes

7.

In the past, there was the idea of a supercontinent. It existed 250 millions of years ago.

a)

Pangea

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Earthquakes

8.

The movements of the plate tectonics during millions of years produced:

a)

Pangea

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Volcanoes

d)

The continents

9.

The Earth crust is made up of:

a)

Nickel

b)

Water

c)

Large tectonic Plates

d)

Volcanoes

10.

An opening in Earth's crust where magma can reach the surface.

a)

Mountains

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Mantle

d)

Volcanoes

11.

Pieces of Earth's crust move in a process called:

(a)  

12.

The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins is called:

(a)  

13.

The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus is called:

(a)  

14.

A break in the crust where rock can slide past other rock

a)

mantle

b)

fault

c)

crust

d)

focus

15.

Shaking ground at moving fault

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

core

d)

earthquake

16.

You can measure earthquakes by using:

(a)  

17.

What's the name of scale that measure earthquakes?

a)

Earthquake Scale

b)

The Richter Scale

c)

The Richard Scale

d)

1 to 10

18.

The Richter Scale was developed on

a)

1935

b)

1945

c)

1550

d)

2000

19.

Uses a mathematical formula to calculate the total energy that an earthquake releases.

a)

Moment Magnitud Scale (MMS)

b)

Richard Scale

c)

Earth scale

20.

Identify the volcano:

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder cone

c)

Composite

21.

Identify the volcano:

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder cone

c)

Composite

22.

Identify the volcano:

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder cone

c)

Composite

23.

The shape of a volcano depends on how that volcano erupts?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

An earthquake magnitude is the amount of energy that it release.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

You can feel earthquakes that measure 2.0 on Richter Scale.

a)

False

b)

True

26.

Earthquakes that measure 6.0 or more on the Richter scale are not destructive.

a)

False

b)

True

27.

Why the Himalaya is growing:

a)

The Himalaya is growing today.

b)

The Indoa-Astralian Plate pushes against the Eurasian Plate, forcing the crust at the edge of the plates to fold a bend.

c)

The Eurasian Plate is forcing the Indo-Australian Plate.