WorksheetsGrade 8 Tectonics revision quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Where can convection currents be found?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
Which layer of the earth is divided into pieces called tectonic plates?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
Why do the tectonic plates move?
ocean currents in the hydrosphere
winds in the atmosphere
gravity
convection currents in the mantle
In which type of plate boundary do the tectonic plates move apart?
conservative or transform
constructive or divergent
destructive (collision zone)
destructive (subduction zone)
Which type of plate boundary involves one piece of oceanic crust sliding under a piece of continental crust
conservative or transform
constructive or divergent
destructive (collision zone)
destructive (subduction zone)
Which is an example of a convergent plate boundary (collision zone)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
West coast of Mexico
San Andreas Fault in California
Himalayas
Which scale is used to measure earthquakes?
Richfort
Decimal
Beaufort
Richter
What is the name for the place where an earthquake originates below the ground?
Richter
crust
focus
epicentre
What is the name of the instrument used to measure earthquake waves?
barometer
thermometer
anemometer
seismometer
Which is an example of a secondary effect of an earthquake?
lava bombs
tsunami
houses collapse
deaths
What is the name of the tube that lava rises through in a volcano?
crater
magma chamber
vent
magma
What is the name for a hot, fast moving cloud of gas and ash released by a volcano?
lava
magma
lava bomb
pyroclastic flow
How many times is an earthquake of 7 on the richter scale than an earthquake of 5?
2
10
100
20
What is the thickest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the thinnest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the densest layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer is the only liquid layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer is made of solid Iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
When was the main eruption of Mt. St. Helens that caused mass destruction from the video?
May 18, 1890
May 18, 1980
May 18, 2020
May 18, 1974
Where is Mt. St. Helens located?
Japan
Italy
California
Washington state
What has caused the volcano at Mt. St. Helens?
Two tectonic plates coming together and one going under the other and allowing the magma to build up.
Two tectonic plates separating.
Underwater volcanoes erupting and forming new land.
Tectonic plates not moving and remaining still.
What is the name of plate #1?
Cocos
African
Juan de Fuca
Eurasian
What is the name of plate #4?
Antarctic
Arabian
North American
African
What is the name of plate #1?
Cocos
African
Juan de Fuca
Eurasian
What is the name of plate #3?
Eurasian
Pacific
Philippine
Scotia
