WorksheetsEarthquakes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
The point on the SURFACE of the Earth above where the earthquake begins underground is called the ...
Fault Line
Focus
Epicentre
Shock Wave
Another name for a shockwave is a (a) wave
At which type of boundaries can earthquakes occur?
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Earthquakes are caused by movements in the (a) ?
Which type of shock wave can move through solids AND liquids?
P (Primary) Waves
S (Secondary) Waves
The name of the OUTERMOST layer of the earth is called the ...?
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
The name of the point UNDERGROUND where the earthquake ORIGINATES is called the:
Epicentre
Focus
Fault Line
Tectonic Plate
Which point do shockwaves radiate out from from?
The focus
The epicentre
The centre of the earth
The fault line
Which tool do we use to measure and record the shockwaves occurring in an earthquake?
Seismograph
A ruler
Seismogram
Line graph
Which of the following is NOT a way that buildings are built to survive earthquakes?
Rubber Shocks
Symmetrical buildings
Birdcage frame
Only build with brick or concrete
At which type of plate boundary do the tectonic plates move ALONG each other?
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
At a CONVERGENT boundary ...
The plates move apart and new land forms from cooling magma.
Oceanic crust is subducted beneath continental crust.
The plates move alongside each other.
No volcanoes can form.
A hot spot volcano
Forms at a convergent boundary.
Forms at a divergent boundary.
Forms at a transform boundary.
Forms in the middle of a tectonic plate.
Molten rock in the EARTH'S SURFACE is called:
Magma
Lava
Which of the following pieces of evidence DOES NOT support the theory of continental drift?
Continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
The same fossilised fern is found in two different continents.
Rocks the same age and type found between previously connected continents.
They all support this theory!
The name of the section under a volcano where magma collects is called the:
Mantle
Vent
Magma Chamber
Conduit
What is the name of the process occurring in the mantle that moves the tectonic plates?
Coastal erosion
Subduction
Convection Currents
Convergence
The hottest layer of the earth is the:
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
Outer core
Which type of crust is denser?
Oceanic crust
Continental Crust
At which tectonic boundary do volcanoes NEVER OCCUR?
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
