WorksheetsTectonic Hazards
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which layer of Earth is described in the statement below?
The outer layer of Earth which is approximately 0-60km thick. It is the layer upon which we live.
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
Select all of the characteristics that belong to continental plates.
Made of granite rock
Between 5-8km thick
Found under the land
Heavy
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
Convection currents
Friction
Gravity
Tension
What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?
Conservative
Divergent
Convergent
Collision
True or false?
Volcanoes do not occur at conservative plate boundaries.
True
False
What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?
Conservative
Divergent
Convergent
What is the name given to a volcano which occurs not on a plate boundary?
Shield
Composite
Active
Hotspot
Select all of the secondary effects from the list below.
Looting
Buildings collapse
Railway lines and roads destroyed
Disease spreading
How many people died as a result of the Haiti 2010 earthquake?
572
26
784,000
316,000
What is the definition of magnitude?
Steal goods from a place
How powerful an earthquake is
A disease that spreads through contaminated water
How successful something is
Select the short term response to the Haiti 2010 earthquake from the list below.
Buildings were rebuilt or made earthquake proof
Search and rescue teams were flown in from other countries to help those who needed it the most
235,000 people were moved from Port-au-Prince to less damaged cities
Haiti is what type of country?
Developed
Emerging
Developing
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