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Earthquake , Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

A group or chain of mountains located close together. Since neighboring mountains often share the same geological origins, mountain ranges have similar form, size and age

a)

Clusters

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Mountain Ranges

d)

Volcanoes

2.

is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

a)

Marianas Trench

b)

Pacific Trench

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Bermuda Triangle

3.

What is the other name for Ring of Fire?

a)

Circum-Asia Bet

b)

Circumference Belt

c)

Circum-Pacific Belt

d)

Circumference Fire

4.

Where do most Earthquakes occur?

a)

near/along the boundaries of continents

b)

far from the boundaries of continents

c)

in the middle of the continencts

d)

in the oceans

5.

How are active volcanoes distributed?

a)

randomly distributed at the center of the oceans.

b)

randomly distributed along the edges of some continents.

c)

randomly distributed at the center of the oceans.

d)

randomly distributed far away from some of the continents

6.

is a massive mountain range stretching throughout Asia and the Middle East.

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Caucasus

d)

Rocky Mountains

7.

The highest peak in the Himalayas Mountains

a)

Mt. Andes

b)

Rocky Moutains

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Caucasus Mountains

8.

A type of plate boundary where plates move apart/away.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

9.

A type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

10.

Which of the following is NOT a type of stress in rocks?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Shear

d)

Fracture