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WorksheetsTectonic Japan Mid Unit Assessment
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
What type of boundary exists when 2 plates are pulling apart?
Convergent
Transform
Obtrusive
Divergent
What type of tectonic plate boundary involves a collision of plates?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Obstructive
When plates move past each other in opposite directions, what type of boundary is formed?
convergent
divergent
collisional
transform
Breaks in the crust are called __________ and form where plates meet.
Mountains
Rift Valleys
Faults
Trenches
________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.
Conjection
Correction
Conveyor
Convection
What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?
Subduction
Induction
Abduction
Reduction
___________ is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Seismic Waves
Convection Currents
Divergent Boundary
Plate Tectonics
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with ____.
Transform boundaries
Hot Spots
Convergent Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
According to the theory of plate tectonics, ________.
The asthenosphere is divided into plates
The lithosphere is divided into plates
The atmosphere is divided into plates
The mantle is divided into plates
What is the weaker, hotter zone beneath the lithosphere that allows for motion of Earth's rigid outer shell?
Crust
Outer Core
Astenosphere
Inner Core
What is the largest tectonic plate?
North American
Pacific
African
Eurasian
Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?
No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.
Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.
No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.
Most earthquakes tend to occur at which location?
The central regions of very large continents
Groups of islands farthest from any continents
The boundaries between continents and oceans
The steep slopes of the very oldest mountains
The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about the Ring of Fire from this information?
It is the only place on Earth where earthquakes can happen.
The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.
It represents the areas where tectonic plates are the thickest.
It has been getting larger since Earth first formed.
Tectonic plates float on top of the ________
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Malaysia does not have major earthquakes because _____
We don't live near the boundary of 2 tectonic plates
We live near the boundary of 2 tectonic plates
We live near the middle of the Eurasian Plate
We live near the Pacific Plate
A tsunami is caused by underwater ......
Fish
Explosions
Earthquakes
Exploration
As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get ....
Bigger
Smaller
Stay the same
Not sure
What should you do if you think a tsunami is coming?
Go to higher ground
Go to the beach
Find a boat
Hide in your house
Which country has the longest recorded history of tsunamis?
Japan
Indonesia
Italy
USA
How big are tsunami waves?
10 feet
100 feet
1000 feet
1000 000 feet
What is a tsunami?
A large storm with very high speed winds
A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean
A large and powerful ocean wave
An earthquake under the ocean
What natural event can cause a tsunami?
Earthquake
Volcanic eruption
A glacier breaking off into the ocean
Landslide
All of these
How far can a tsunami travel across the ocean?
Less than 1 mile
10 to 100 miles
500 to 1000 miles
Over 1000 miles
Tsunamis are caused by ......
The rotation of the Earth
Wind traveling over the surface of the ocean
A large displacement of water
All of the above
True or False: Although tsunamis are sometimes called tidal waves, they have nothing to do with the ocean's tides.
True
False
Most tsunamis are caused by what natural event?
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Hurricanes
Glaciers breaking off into the ocean
Landslides
The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.
Massive wave / Japanese
Harbor wave / Japanese
Harbor wave / Chinese
Massive wave / Chinese
What natural phenomena happens right before an tsunami?
The ocean water retreats
Animals act strangely
You can hear a loud train-like sound
All of these
How fast can tsunamis travel?
400 mph
100 mph
1,000,000 mph
500 mph
What are some ways that people can protect themselves from tsunamis?
Build protective walls
Use tsunami warning devices (buoys and signals)
Live / retreat to higher elevations
All of these
The most devastating tsunami that killed the most people occurred in...
2004 - Indian Ocean
2011 - Japan
1960 - Chile
79 - Pompeii
How many people died in the 2011 Japanese tsunami?
18,000
180,000
1,800
over 200,000
The 2011 Japanese tsunami was caused by:
Mt. Ontake erupting
A 9.0 underwater earthquake
A meteorite crashing in the Pacific
None of these
Which of the following was an impact of the 2011 Japanese tsunami?
There was a nuclear power plant disaster
18,000 people died
300 billion dollars in damage
All of these
Coastal Vegetation, such as mangrove forests, can help slow tsunami waves.
True
False
How does the image relate to tsunamis? (may be more than one)
It measures the wave height
It is part of the tsunami warning system
It is a seismograph
It is a life raft
What time of day is most common for tsunamis?
Noon
At night
In the early morning
They can occur at any time
Tsunamis have occurred in the last 50 years in all of the following areas, except ......
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Fukushima, Japan
Valdivia, Chile
New York City, USA
What is the most active tsunami area?
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Indian Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Do all undersea earthquakes trigger a tsunami?
YES
NO
Are all tsunami waves high?
No
Yes
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a ......
Seismogram
Focus seismic map
Focus
Seismograph
Which was not a hazard from the Mt Ontake Eruption?
Lava Flows
Landslides
Ash Fall
Pyroclastic flow
____________________ are scientist who study earthquakes.
Archaeologist
Paleontologist
Seismologist
Dermatologist
A ___________ is an opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the Earth's surface.
Volcano
Canyon
Valley
Earthquake
Lava is molten ____________ rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface.
Cool liquid
Warm liquid
Frozen liquid
Hot liquid
Which natural disasters are most common in Japan?
Wildfires and Tsunamis
Volcanic Eruptions and Wildfires
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes
What type of eruption occurred at Mt Ontake in 2014?
Plinian
Pelean
Phreatic
Hydrothermal
How many people died when Mt Ontake erupted?
57
75
123
None
