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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which type of plate movement creates earthquakes?
Transverse
Divergent
Convergent
Buffet plate movement
Which type of plate movement involves the creation of mountains and/or volcanoes?
Divergent
Convergent
Transverse
Continental Breakfast Plates
Which type of plate movement creates canyons and volcanoes?
Divergent
Convergent
Transverse
Tsunamis are caused by
underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.
wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.
Tsunamis can be
as high as 100 feet.
as high as 2 feet.
as high as 1,000 feet.
as high as 10,000 feet.
Tsunamis can move at
over 500 miles per hour
over 1,000 miles per hour
over 5,000 miles per hour
under 5 miles per hour
What is erosion?
The movement of sediment
The breaking of sediment
The dropping of sediment
Why does the volcanic eruption happen ?
When the pressure on magma chamber inside earth increase and push magma to the surface.
When it formes by eruption lava and ash.
when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.
What are the main layers of Earth from outermost to innermost?
Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle Crust
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Crust, Outer Core, Mantle, Inner Core
How can volcanic eruptions affect the Earth?
Change Earth's climate
reduce the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface
volcanic ash can affect air quality
all of the above
What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Compaction
Mixture of organic remains, clay and rock particles
crust
inner core
soil
sediments
In an area where a river has cut deep into the Earth, there are several layers of very different rock exposed. The oldest layer is most likely to by found?
below the other layers
the thickest layer
the most rich in fossils
intrusive rock
Which is the best evidence that Earth's continents were once in vastly different positions than they are today?
Penguins are found only in the Southern Hemisphere
Fossils of tropical plants are found in Antarctica.
Volcanoes encircle the Pacific Ocean
Major rivers form deltas from continental erosion.
Earthquake vibrations are detected, measured, and recorded by instruments called
sonargraphs
seismographs
Richter scale
magnetometers
Geothermal energy is possible where there is
wind
oil
coal
magma
Which type of volcano would be the least explosive?
cinder cone
stratovalcono
shield volcano
composite cone
