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Hazards and Tectonics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sea floor spreading occurs at the Mid Atlantic Ridge. What type of plate margin is this?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

c)

Conservative

d)

Collision

2.

What is the CAPITAL CITY of Nepal?

(a)  

3.

Which secondary impact of an earthquake is shown in the image?

a)

Seismic waves

b)

Tsunami

c)

Liquefaction

d)

Landslide

4.

In which section of the Earth do convection currents take place?

a)

Innner core

b)

Outer core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

5.

Name the super continent that existed millions of years ago.

(a)  

6.

Which earthquake had the higher magnitude?

a)

Nepal

b)

Chile

7.

Secondary effects of earthquakes

a)

Tsumami

Deaths

Injuries

b)

Avalance

Tsunami

Landslides

c)

Buildings destroyed

Deaths

Tsunami

8.

The death toll in the Chile earthquake was

a)

500

b)

50

c)

5000

d)

250

9.

Earthquake magnitude is measured on the

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Beaufort Scale

c)

Mercalli Scale

d)

Seismic Scale

10.

The earthquake in Nepal triggered a tsunami

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The effects of an earthquke in an LIC are usually more severe than in a HIC

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which type of plate boundary is this?

(a)  

13.

An immediate response to an earthquake

a)

Rebuild and repair transport routes

b)

Arrange international aid

c)

Search and rescue

d)

Buildings collapse

14.

Chile is located in which continent?

(a)  

15.

People in LICs are more vulnerable to earthquakes because of

(a)