WorksheetsYEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY (1)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
2.
Which of the following causes 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
3.
Which part of the core is liquid?
a)
Inner
b)
Outer
c)
Upper
d)
Lower
4.
What does magnitude show?
a)
How far away the epicentre was.
b)
How strong the earthquake was.
c)
How long the earthquake lasted.
d)
How much damage the earthquake made.
5.
What is the name of the scale which is used to measure magnitude of an earthquake?
a)
Richard scale
b)
Richter scale
c)
Ricther scale
d)
Magnitude scale
e)
Seismometer
6.
What is the oceanic crust made of?
a)
Nickel
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
d)
Iron
7.
What is the continental crust made of?
a)
Basalt
b)
Iron
c)
Nickel
d)
Granite
8.
The bursting out of the magma from the vent is called _______.
a)
eruption
b)
erosion
9.
Which layer of the Earth contains soil and rock?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
10.
What is a volcano called that has not erupted for years but has the possibility of erupting one day?
a)
extinct
b)
dormant
c)
active
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