WorksheetsVolcanoes and Earthquakes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
a)
lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
b)
lava is the chamber that magma flows
c)
lava is the Earth's crust
d)
lava has a different chemical composition than magma
2.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
3.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
cups
b)
plates
c)
dishes
d)
spoons
4.
What is mostly likely the cause of an earthquake?
a)
stress due to movement in Earth's crust
b)
gravitational variation due to Moon's orbit around Earth
c)
temperature variation due to Earth's orbit around the Sun
d)
rotational imbalance due to changes in Earth's poles
5.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Subductions
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Convergents
6.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Biosphere
7.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tectonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
Mountains
8.
The center point on the surface of an earthquake represented by letter R is called what?
a)
Center point
b)
Focus
c)
Epicenter
d)
Seismic waves
9.
What is a break in the rock layers called?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Focus
10.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
11.
In this image we have magma rising to the surface and exiting in small amounts. A volcanic mountain has not yet formed. What do we call this?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Volcano
c)
Fault-Block
12.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
a)
lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
b)
lava is the chamber that magma flows
c)
lava is the Earth's crust
13.
What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released.
a)
earthquake
b)
epicenter
c)
fault
d)
focus
14.
What do you call melted rock below the Earth's surface?
a)
lava
b)
fault
c)
focus
d)
magma
15.
An earthquake of 3.0 would do this.
a)
Complete destruction
b)
Some damage
c)
No damage, just shaking
d)
Earthquakes can't be 3.0
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