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Unit 4 Test Review: Plates, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth's solid, rocky surface is the 
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
fault
2.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Convergent and Divergent

b)

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

c)

Continental and Oceanic

d)

Trench and Island Arc

3.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
4.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
5.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
6.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
7.

Which of the following is one reason Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

energy from the Sun

b)

magnetic Pole Reversal

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

faults in Mountain Ranges

8.

How did geologists feel about Wegener's theory?

a)

They ridiculed him and did not accept his theory.

b)

They were thrilled with him for finding the answers.

c)

They accepted only a part of his theory.

d)

They did not agree, but welcomed his work.

9.

Did Wegener live to see his theory of continental drift accepted?

a)

no

b)

yes

10.

Who first proposed the idea of Continental Drift?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilee

11.

What did Wegener name the large supercontinent where all the continents were joined together?

a)

Wegenerland

b)

Gondwanaland

c)

Laurasia

d)

Pangaea

12.
At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
Tranform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive Zone
13.

Which letter corresponds with the newest rock?

a)

L

b)

M

c)

N

d)

O

14.

Which of the seismic waves travels the fastest?

a)

Instant Wave

b)

Surface Wave

c)

Secondary Wave

d)

Primary Wave

15.

It is the vibration of the Earth due to rapid release of energy.

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

fracture

16.

It is the break in a rock along which movement has occurred.

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

fracture

17.

The part of the earth’s surface that is directly above the place where an earthquake starts

a)

earthquake

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

fracture

18.
A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce what natural hazard? 
a)
Tsunami 
b)
Cyclone 
c)
Hurricane 
d)
Drought 
19.
Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 
a)
Volcanic Eruption 
b)
Cyclone
c)
Earthquake
d)
Hurricane
20.
Landslide may be triggered by rain or ground shaking due to earthquakes.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
A disaster when there is no rain for a long time and everything is dry.
a)
flood
b)
drought
c)
evacuate
d)
hurricane
22.
What causes an earthquake?
a)
the earth's mantle moves
b)
tectonic plates vibrate
c)
tectonic plates move apart
d)
tectonic plates rub against each other
23.

What particular event is shown on the picture?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

subduction zone

c)

transform boundary

d)

divergent boundary

24.

The scientist credited with sea-floor spreading is _________

a)

Alfred Wegener, a German scientist

b)

Harry Hess, an American geologist

c)

J.Tuzo Wilson, a Canadian scientist

d)

Kenn Bulaso, a Filipino educator

25.
What are seismic waves?
a)
Energy released by an earthquake in waves or vibrations
b)
The point beneath Earth’s surface at which rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake
c)
The point on the surface directly above the point at which an earthquake occurs
d)
The strength of an earthquake
26.
_____________ records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they
move through Earth
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Surface Waves 
d)
Seismograph
27.
________ are the slowest seismic waves.
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
Surface waves
d)
Epicenter
28.
 __________ is the point on the surface directly above the point at which an earthquake occurs.
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Surface waves
d)
Seismograph
29.
Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
30.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
31.
What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of a liquid?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
32.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
33.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
34.

Alfred Wegener used __________ to prove that Pangea once existed ?

a)

graham crackers and frosting

b)

math

c)

a metal detector

d)

fossils

35.

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Fire Fountain

d)

Composite

36.

A small volcano with steep sides.

a)

cinder cone

b)

composite

c)

strata

d)

shield

37.

A steep-sided volcano formed from layers of lava and ash.

a)

Strata or composite

b)

shield

c)

cinder cone

d)

fire fountain

38.

One major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Ring of Asia

c)

Ring o' earthquakes

d)

Ring a ding ding

39.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?
40.
A volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Angry
41.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
42.

_________ helps scientists in determining the power of the earthquake

a)

Seismograph

b)

Richter Scale

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