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TCI Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Volcanoes form on convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries and__________

a)

hot spots

b)

fault lines

c)

transform boundaries

2.

Magma from the mantle that rises to the crust is called a ___________

a)

volcano

b)

earthquake

c)

hot spot

d)

boundary

3.

Two types of volcanic eruptions are.....

a)

divergent and explosive

b)

convergent and transform

c)

explosive and nonexplosive

d)

nonexplosive and silent

4.

Thick magma contains dissolved_________

a)

gases

b)

rock fragments

c)

fossils

5.

Which of the following is NOT a precursor event for a volcanic eruption?

a)

air gets very dry

b)

volcanic gases are released

c)

volcano’s shape changes

d)

small earthquakes happen

6.

What two types of boundaries do earthquakes mostly occur at?

a)

subduction and divergent

b)

convergent and transform

c)

divergent and transform

7.

Earthquakes occur within tectonic plates along........

a)

rivers

b)

canyons

c)

faults

d)

buildings

8.

Earthquakes occur when ________ builds and the plates snap free.

a)

gas

b)

magma

c)

pressure

9.

What type of seismic wave travels through the Earth’s interior?

a)

parallel waves

b)

surface waves

c)

body waves

10.

Body waves have ________.

a)

longer wavelengths

b)

shorter wavelengths

c)

horizontal wavelengths

11.

The _______ is the point on Earths surface directly above the focus of the earthquake.

a)

epicenter

b)

hot spot

c)

midpoint