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Earth Science Vocabulary Quiz 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the focus of an earthquake?

a)

The place where energy is released during an earthquake.

b)

The point above where energy is released in an earthquake.

c)

A scale of an earthquakes magnitude.

d)

The city were the earthquake happens.

2.

What is an epicenter?

a)

There the earthquake starts

b)

where a volcano forms

c)

Where the earthquake starts above ground.

d)

A scale of an earthquake's magnitude.

3.

The movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth's crust is called.

a)

focus

b)

earthquake

c)

magnitude

d)

seismograph

4.

What is the amount of energy released by an earthquake called?

a)

Seismic Wave

b)

Seismograph

c)

Power

d)

Magnitude

5.

Which statement best describes a fault?

a)

A valley formed when 2 plates collide.

b)

A break in earth crust (plates) caused by tension forces.

c)

Vibrations produced when rock breaks

d)

Sections of earths crust and upper part of the mantle.

6.

Which statement best describes the word plates in Earth Science?

a)

Sections of earth's crust.

b)

The blue and white dishes in the cabinet.

c)

The mountains created from divergent boundaries.

d)

Valley formed when 2 plates collide.

7.

Constructive process in earth science is best described as

a)

The tearing down of earth's surface.

b)

The building up of earth's surface and its features.

c)

The washing of the river through osmosis.

d)

Reverse osmosis.

8.

A destructive process is described as

a)

Reverse osmosis

b)

The process of tearing down earth's features and destruction of earth's surface.

c)

The process of building up earth's features through telepathic memory.

d)

The process of building up earth's surface and its features.

9.

Oceanic Crust

a)

The outer layer of the earth's crust that is more dense and is on the bottom of the ocean.

b)

The inner layer of the Earth's crust that is more dense and hot molten magma forms a solid core.

c)

The outer layer of the Earth's crust that more dense.

d)

The outer layer of the Earth's crust that is less dense and continents are formed on this type of crust.

10.

Continental Crust

a)

The outer layer of the earth's crust that is more dense and is on the bottom of the ocean.

b)

The inner layer of the Earth's crust that is more dense and hot molten magma forms a solid core.

c)

The outer layer of the Earth's crust that more dense.

d)

The outer layer of the Earth's crust that is less dense and continents are formed on this type of crust.

11.

Plates that are moving apart from each other

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

subduction zone

d)

continental drift

12.

The plates on the ocean floor are moving apart from each other

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

ocean floor divergence

c)

continental drift

d)

Seafloor convergence

13.

Boundary between two plates where the plates are sliding past each other

a)

Divergent-

b)

Convergent-

c)

Transform-

14.

Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding

a)

Divergent-

b)

Convergent-

c)

Transform-

15.

A mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface.

a)

earthquake

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

chemical weathering

d)

volcano

16.

a mountain or hill made of hot rocks and gases moving to the surface of Earth from deep inside the Earth.

a)

volcano

b)

earthquake

c)

mountain

d)

landslide

17.

Constructive forces are...

a)

processes that build up surface features on the earth.

b)

processes that wear down surface features on the earth.

18.

crust

a)

the inside layer of the Earth

b)

the outside layer of the Earth

c)

The thickest layer

d)

Is hottest layer of the earth.

19.

geologist

a)

scientist who studies the Earth and its history

b)

scientist who studies bugs

20.

lava

a)

hard rock that stays below the Earth's surface

b)

magma that rises to the surface of the Earth

c)

Liquid that has not were to go from the inner core of the earth.

d)

Molten crust found only in the inner core.

21.

magma

a)

molten rock found on the Earth's surface

b)

molten rock found deep in the Earth

22.

What layer of the Earth is at the very center?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

23.

Which layer is 2,900 km thick and is molten?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

24.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

25.

True or False:

Oceanic and Continental are the two types of Earth's Crust.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface.

a)

earthquake

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

chemical weathering

d)

volcano

27.

a mountain or hill made of hot rocks and gases moving to the surface of Earth from deep inside the Earth.

a)

volcano

b)

earthquake

c)

mountain

d)

landslide

28.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
29.

A volcano that has gentle sloping sides

a)
Shield volcano
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
d)
None of these
30.
A volcano that has steep sides and is formed from lava chunks is called
a)
a shield volcano
b)
a cinder cone volcano
c)
a composite volcano
31.

A volcano that is made from layers lava and ash

a)
a shield volcano
b)
a cinder cone volcano
c)
a composite volcano
32.

What is a volcano?

a)

A mixture of hot rocks, ash, and gases that erupts a crack in Earth's surface

b)

When the ground shakes

c)

A huge wave caused by an earthquake

33.

Which of these describes Convergent Boundaries?

a)

Two plates sliding next to each other

b)

Two plates pushing towards each other

c)

Two plates pushing away from each other

d)

One plate sliding over another plate

34.

Which of these describes Divergent Boundaries?

a)

Two plates pushing towards each other

b)

Two plates pushing away from each other

c)

One plate sliding on top of another plate

d)

Two plates sliding next to each other

35.

Which of these describes Transform Boundaries?

a)

Two plates pushing away from each other

b)

Two plates sliding towards each other

c)

Two plates sliding next to each other

d)

A plate sliding over another plate

36.

What is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by movements within the earth's crust?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Earthquake

c)

Hail

d)

Tornado

37.
The difference between magma and lava is _____
a)
where it is found (above or below the surface)
b)
how hot the molten rock is (lava is hotter than magma)
c)
 the type of boundary where it forms
d)
the viscosity of the molten rock (lava has a lower viscosity)
38.

A hot column of magma that melts through the Earth's crust as the magma reaches the Earth's surface.

a)

plate movement

b)

hot spot

c)

lava

d)

magma

39.
Someone who studies earthquakes
a)
Seismogram
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismologist
d)
Seismology
40.
A point inside the Earth where the earthquake begins
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Aftershock
41.
Scale that measures earthquake intensity on a scale of 1-10
a)
Seismic Waves
b)
Seismology
c)
Mercalli Scale
d)
Richter Scale
42.
An instrument that records seismic waves
a)
Seismograph
b)
Seismogram
c)
Seismology
d)
Seismologist
43.

The size of earthquakes are measured on the Richter Scale.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

___________________ is the name of a series of waves that is so powerful it can destroy a city.

a)

Thunder Storm

b)

earthquake

c)

volcano

d)

Tsunami

45.
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
vent 
d)
crater
46.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
47.

One major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Ring of Asia

c)

Ring o' earthquakes

d)

Ring a ding ding

48.

Millions of earthquakes happen every year.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The focus is the place where an earthquake starts and energy is released.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What gets released when plates move that causes the ground to shake?

a)

energy

b)

light

c)

soil