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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of volcanic is consistent with explosive eruptions of lava and towering ash clouds?

a)

cinder cone

b)

hot spot

c)

stratovolcano

d)

shield

2.

Which type of volcano is consistent with frequent but mild eruptions of lava with little or no pyroclastic material.

a)

hot spot

b)

cinder cone

c)

shield

d)

composite

3.

What is the difference between magma and lava?

a)

lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth

b)

lava is the chamber that magma flows

c)

lava is the Earth's crust

d)

lava has a different chemical composition than magma

4.
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
5.

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

a)

March Maddness

b)

Earthquake Alley

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Circle of Death

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.

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

a)

cups

b)

plates

c)

dishes

d)

spoons

8.
What is mostly likely the cause of an earthquake?
a)
stress due to movement in Earth's crust
b)
gravitational variation due to Moon's orbit around Earth
c)
temperature variation due to Earth's orbit around the Sun
d)
rotational imbalance due to changes in Earth's poles
9.

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Subductions

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Convergents

10.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Biosphere

11.

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

a)

Countries

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Climate Zones

d)

Mountains

12.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Transdermal

13.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subdermal

14.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Prodigent

15.

Which of the following is not a classification of volcano?

a)

Shield

b)

Composite

c)

Magnate

d)

Cinder Cone