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Earth Movements and Major Landforms

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is the mountain in the picture formed?

a)

accumulation of magma, ash and cinder

b)

formation of cracks and fissures

c)

when land between two fault lines subsides

d)

wrapping of Earth's crust

2.

What is a dormant volcano?

a)

molten rock

b)

the center of a volcano

c)

will never erupt again

d)

a volcano that is sleeping, but could erupt agian

3.

What is magma?

a)

pieces of the Earth's crust

b)

molten rock inside of a volcano

c)

small rock

d)

plates that meet

4.

What is lava?

a)

Molten rocks inside a volcano

b)

Molten rock outside a volcano

c)

small rocks

d)

magma

5.
A glacier is a slowly moving mass of __________.
a)
rock
b)
wind
c)
ice 
d)
sediment
6.
In deposition, __________ builds up in a place.
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
sediment
d)
carbon dioxide
7.
Ocean __________ erode sand from beaches
a)
glaciers
b)
waves
c)
rocks
8.
Earthquakes and ____________ can change Earth's surface quickly.
a)
wind
b)
volcanoes
c)
water
9.
What caused this landform ?
a)
water
b)
glacier
c)
wind
10.

Which is not the work of wind as an agent of erosion and deposition?

a)

Mushroom rocks

b)

Sand dunes

c)

Loess

d)

Arches

11.

Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?

a)

Sea cave

b)

Beaches

c)

Cliff

d)

Sea stacks

12.

He proposed the Theory of Continental Drift

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Charles Richter

c)

Thomas Richter

d)

Issac Newton

13.

The Experts who study the pattern of the Earthquakes are called ...........................

a)

Scientists

b)

Seismologists

c)

Artists

d)

Geologists

14.

According to the Theory , A super continent called ............... broke into different continents

a)

Permian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Pangaea

d)

Cretaceous

15.

Weathering . . .

a)

breaks it

b)

takes it

c)

drops it

16.

Our Earth always stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Select the slow changes to Earth's surface

a)

weathering

b)

landslides

c)

erosion

d)

floods

e)

deposition

18.

Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

19.

Which forces work on the surface of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

20.

Mt .......................... is a dormant volcano

a)

Etna

b)

Vesuvies

c)

Kilmanjaro

d)

none of these

21.

................... is an Instruments which records the intensity of the Earthquake waves

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Seimograph

c)

Barometer

d)

none of these

22.

The Richter scale was Invented in

a)

1945

b)

1935

c)

1947

d)

2006

23.

Richter Scale was Invented by .........................

a)

Charles Richter

b)

Thomas Richter

c)

Bobby Richter

24.

The place of origin of an Earthquake is called

a)

Epicentre

b)

Focus

c)

Waves

25.

It is an Active Volcano

a)

Mt Etna

b)

Mt Vesuvius

c)

Crater Lake

26.

Active Volcanoes are

a)

They erupt frequently and hurl out gases,ashes,lava and rocks

b)

Those volcanoes which have not erupted from a long period

c)

They are in-active and therefore called Dead volcanoes

27.

Movement of the plates occur due to the various forces acting upon it Two broad caregories of these forces are .......................... and ..........................

a)

Endogenic

b)

Primary Waves

c)

Exogenic

d)

Surface Waves

28.

......................... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust

a)

Surface Waves

b)

Earth Quake

c)

Exogenic Shake

d)

none of these

29.

In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in

a)

Bhuj (Gujarat)

b)

Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

d)

Latur (Maharashtra)

30.
What process caused the canyon in the photo to form?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
water erosion
31.
Deposition builds new landforms.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
Wind can build up sand dunes.
a)
true
b)
false
33.

WHERE IS THE RING OF FIRE LOCATED?

a)

AROUND AFRICAN PLATE

b)

AROUND PHILIPPINE PLATE

c)

AROUND EURASIAN PLATE

d)

AROUND PACIFIC PLATE

34.

Study the picture


Below are the names of the plates found on the picture, put a check mark if you think the plate is a major plate (big in size).


Note: there are only seven major plates

a)

Nazca Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Antarctic Plate

d)

Indian Plate

e)

Eurasian Plate

35.

Study the picture


Below are the names of the plates found on the picture, put a check mark if you think the plate is a major plate (big in size).


Note: there are only seven major plates

a)

North American Plate

b)

Filipino Plate

c)

South American Plate

d)

Arabian Plate

e)

Juan de Fuca Plate

36.

Which of the following is an example of a major plate?

a)

Caribbean Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Scotia Plate

d)

Nazca plate

37.

What causes the movement of plates?

a)

Density and composition of rocks

b)

Heat and Pressure underneath the Earth

c)

Thickness of the crust

d)

Age of rocks

38.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
39.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

a)

convergent boundary

b)

subduction

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

divergent boundary

40.

the place where two different plates have contact.

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Plate Boundaries

41.

Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; frequent occurrences along all types of plate boundaries

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

42.
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -
a)
asthenosphere.
b)
inner core.
c)
outer core.
d)
crust.
43.

The convergent movement happens when...

a)

...2 plates move sideways with respect to each other.

b)

...plates move apart.

c)

...plates move towards each other.

44.

An example of convergent movement is The Himalayas.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The divergent movement happens when...

a)

...plates move apart.

b)

...plates move towards each other.

c)

...2 plates move sideways with respect to each other.

46.

An example of divergent movement is The Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The transform movement happens when...

a)

...plates move towards each other.

b)

...plates move apart.

c)

...2 plates move sideways with respect to each other.

48.

An example of transform movement is an Earthquake.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The volcanoes which are found in the Mediterranean Sea and Caspian Sea is known as the _______________.

a)

Pacific Belt

b)

Mid-World Mountain Belt

c)

Atlantic Belt

d)

Mediterranean Belt

50.

Volcanoes are also found in convergent plate boundaries such as the __________________.

a)

Mid-Continental Belt

b)

Circum-Pacific Belt

c)

Mid-Atlantic Belt

51.

What part of a Volcano is Number 1?

a)

Crater

b)

Vent

c)

Side vent

d)

Pipe

e)

Magma Chamber

52.

What part of a volcano is number 2?

a)

crater

b)

vent

c)

side vent

d)

pipe

e)

magma chamber

53.

What part of a volcano is number 3?

a)

Vent

b)

side vent

c)

crater

d)

Magma chamber

e)

Pipe

54.

What part of a volcano is number 4?

a)

Vent

b)

Magma chamber

c)

crater

d)

Pipe

e)

Side vent

55.

What material that comes from a volcano is number 6?

a)

Lava flow

b)

Lava

c)

magma

56.

What part of a volcano is number 5?

a)

Vent

b)

Magma chamber

c)

crater

d)

Pipe

e)

Side vent

57.

What material that comes from a volcano is number 7?

a)

Lava flow

b)

Lava

c)

magma

58.

Identify the feature at A

a)

Ash Cloud & Gases

b)

Vent

c)

Lava Flow

d)

Crater

e)

Magma Chamber

59.

About 250 million years ago, the super massive continent was surrounded by a huge ocean called (a)   .

60.

Around 220 - 225 the Pangea began to break up and form _____________ and ______________.

(a)  

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