WorksheetsPlate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform fault
2.
When molten rock reaches the Earth's surface, comes out and begins to cool, it is known as
a)
lava
b)
mantle
c)
magma
d)
crater
3.
The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanoes
c)
moutains
d)
All of these options.
4.
What causes tectonic plates to move?
a)
ocean currents
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
volcanoes
d)
the Coriolis Effect
5.
What is subduction?
a)
one plate collides with another
b)
one plate destroys another
c)
one plate goes beneath another
d)
one plate divides another
6.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
7.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Subductions
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Convergents
8.
What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Transdermal
9.
A boundary that doesn't create or destroy crust is called a:
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Rift Valley
10.
In what type of boundary is the only feature created going to be Mountains?
a)
Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence
b)
Oceanic to Continental Convergence
c)
Rift Valleys
d)
Continental to Continental Convergence
11.
Which type of wave arrives to a point first?
a)
Primary Waves (P-Waves)
b)
Secondary Waves (S-Waves)
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
12.
This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault line
d)
tectonic plate
13.
Which body wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
14.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava.
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
15.
Which type of volcano has a steep cone-shaped hill or mountain made with only pyroclastic flow?
a)
Cinder cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)
Earthquake
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