WorksheetsSeismic and Volcanic Regions
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was Pangea?
Pangea was a super continent, when all of the continents where together.
The name of the person who discovered the dinosaurs.
The name of the person who named the super continent.
Layers of the Earth in order from the inside to the outside:
Core (inside), mantle and crust (outside).
Crust (inside) mantle and core (outside).
How much do the Tectonic Plates move every year?
They never move.
100 meters.
From 2.5 to 10 cm.
What happens when Tectonic Plates move in the ground?
An Earthquake
A Tsunami
What happens when Tectonic Plates move under the water?
A Tsunami
An Earthquake
It is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where it starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.
An Earthquake.
A Volcano Eruption.
A Tsunami.
It is a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor. This force creates waves that radiate outward in all directions away from their source, sometimes crossing entire ocean basins.
A Tsunami.
An Earthquake.
A Volcano eruption.
It happens when molten rock called magma rises to the surface. Magma is formed when the earth's mantle melts.
Melting may happen where tectonic plates are pulling apart or where one plate is pushed down under another.
A Volcano Eruption.
An Earthquake.
A Tsunami.
What are the 2 scales to measure Earthquakes?
The Richter Scale, measures the magnitude of the energy liberated during a seism, with a maximum of 10 degrees.
The Mercalli Scale, measures the damage caused by a seism, in a range from 1 to 12 degrees.
Both answers.
Name of a Volcano in Puebla, Mexico:
Popocatepetl
Vesuvio
Eyjafjallajökull
An inactive volcano can suddenly erupt, causing the eruption to be very big and create a lot of damage.
True
False
Why are there a lot of earthquakes in Mexico?
Because Mexico is located on the North American, the Pacific, Rivera, Cocos and Caribbean Plates.
Because Mexico is not located around Tectonic Plates.
These are examples of the biggest Earthquakes in the world:
Japan 2011, Haiti 2010, Indonesia 2004, Mexico September 19th 1985 and 2017, Chile 1960.
Mexico 2020, Italy 1980, Iceland 1950
These are examples of the biggest Volcanic Eruptions:
Vesuvio in Italy and Eyjafjallajökull 2010 in Iceland.
Kilauea in Hawaii and Iztaccíhuatl in Mexico.
According to scientists, what could happen to the countries in the very far future?
Pangea will form again in 200 million years.
The Tectonic Plates will stop moving and the countries will remain where they are now.
What are the Tectonic Plates?
Parts of a map.
The pieces of the earth that make it kind of like a puzzle. When they move, they can crash or go one on the other one and cause an Earthquake.
An Organization that studies the Earth.
