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The Changing Earth

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the range of the Richter scale?

a)

1 to 10

b)

0 to 9

c)

0 to 10

d)

1 to 9

2.

What is the purpose of a seismograph?

a)

Recording the frequency of eruptions of volcanoes

b)

Measuring the intensity of earthquake waves

c)

Recording earthquake tremors

d)

Measure the speed of the movement of the tectonic plates

3.

When did Alfred Wegener make an attempt to explain the present-day distribution of continents and oceans?

a)

1912

b)

1913

c)

1933

d)

1958

4.

All landmass were joined together into a supercontinent, called ______.

a)

Gwalior

b)

Eurasia

c)

Laurasia

d)

Pangea

5.

There are ____ major and _______ plates, all of which float independently.

a)

Seven, 22

b)

Six, 20

c)

Three, 32

d)

Five, 42

6.

What are the two types of forces?

a)

Endogenic and exogenic

b)

Exothermic and endothermic forces

c)

Horizontal and vertical forces

d)

Right and left forces

7.

What is a dormant volcano in Italy called?

a)

Vulsini

b)

Etna

c)

Vesuvius

8.

Extinct Volcanoes are –

a)

Volcanoes that have not erupted for hundreds of year

b)

Volcanoes that erupted frequently

c)

Volcanoes that have become quiet after erupting

d)

Volcanoes that are alive

9.

What is another name for Dormant volcanoes?

a)

Dead volcanoes

b)

Living volcanoes

c)

Sleeping volcanoes

10.

Which belt around the Mediterranean Sea has dormant and extinct volcanoes?

a)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge belt

b)

Mid-World Mountain belt

c)

Mid-Night Mountain belt

d)

Pacific Ring of Fire

e)

Mid-Day Mountain belt

11.

When was the Bhuj Earthquake?

a)

24 January 2001

b)

26 January 2001

c)

23 January 2001

d)

25 January 2001

12.

The ________-_________ belt includes the coastal margins of North America, South America and East Asia.

a)

Mid-Continental

b)

Mid-World Mountain belt

c)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

d)

Circum Pacific

13.

The earthquake belt in India is mainly confined to the _________ region and the Ganga-Brahmaputra valley.

a)

Ganga-Brahmaputra

b)

Indian

c)

Gujarat

d)

Himalayan

14.

The part through which hot and molten material erupt suddenly

a)

Volcanic Opening

b)

Vent

c)

fissure

d)

crater

15.

The intensity of earthquake waves is measured on the __________-

a)

Seismograph

b)

Richter Scale

16.

The science that deals with earthquakes is called __________

a)

Geology

b)

Seismology

c)

Geography

17.

An increase in 1 point on the Richter scale indicates that the force of earthquake is _____ times greater than the strength of the previous number.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

2

d)

100

18.

According to the Japanese mythology there lives a giant catfish named _______ under the earth

a)

Manazu

b)

Kashima

c)

Namazu

19.

______ a japanese god holds a heavy stone over Namazu's Head

a)

Tashimu

b)

Zamanu

c)

Namazu

d)

Kashima

20.

The intensity of the Bhuj earthquake was measured at ___ on the richter scale

a)

7.5

b)

8.1

c)

2.9

d)

9.1

21.

What is the purpose of a seismograph?

a)

Recording the frequency of eruptions of volcanoes

b)

Measuring the intensity of earthquake waves

c)

Recording earthquake tremors

d)

Measure the speed of the movement of the tectonic plates