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4 - Chile, Nepal and Tectonics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Nepal?

a)

Kathmandu

b)

Mumbai

c)

Nairobi

d)

Lahore

2.

What was the date of the Nepal earthquake?

a)

25th August 2015

b)

25th April 2015

c)

9th November 2017

d)

15th Feb 2015

3.

Identify a secondary effect of the Nepal earthquake

a)

7000 schools were destroyed

b)

19 people died in an avalanche on Mount Everest

c)

9000 people died

d)

50% of shops were destroyed

4.

In Nepal, landslides blocked rivers and roads so rescue was difficult. What is this an example of?

a)

Primary effect

b)

Secondary effect

c)

Immediate response

d)

Long-term response

5.

Which of the following is a secondary effect of the Chile quake?

a)

The town of Constitucion was destroyed by 15m high Tsunami waves

b)

4500 schools were destroyed

c)

Santiago airport was badly damaged by the quake

d)

The National appeal raised $60 Million. Enough to build 30,000 emergency homes

6.

An immediate response to the Nepal quake was......

a)

Mount Everest reopened for tourists. This brought in vital money to Nepal

b)

7000 schools were rebuilt so education could happen.

c)

Search and rescue teams came in from other countries with specialist gear to look for people trapped in rubble

d)

Nepal brought in stricter building codes so there would be less earthquake damage in the future

7.

Why were the effects of the Chile quake 2010 much less than those of Nepal 2015?

a)

Nepal had a larger quake than Chile.

This meant that there was more damage.

b)

Chile is a very poor country compared to Nepal. This meant that it had much less stuff to lose.

c)

Chile is south of the equator compared to Nepal. This meant that the climate here was easier to survive in.

d)

Chile is a richer country so was more prepared. This meant it could act quickly to reduce any loss.

8.

Convection Currents occur in the

a)

Inner Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

9.

What are the pieces of the Earth's crust called?

a)

Rocks

b)

Plates

c)

Puzzle Pieces

d)

Continents

10.

A boundary between two plates that are moving apart is called?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Conservative

11.

A boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

c)

Conservative

12.

What causes the plates to move?

a)

Convection Currents

b)

Sea Floor Spreading

c)

Continental Drift

13.

The theory that describes the formation, movements, and interactions of these plates is called?

a)

The Crust

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Rift Valley

14.

What layer is the thickest of Earths layers?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Inner core

15.

Which type of boundary creates mountains

a)

Continental vs Continental

b)

Continental vs Oceanic

c)

Oceanic vs Oceanic

16.

What is happening in this image?

a)

Subduction

b)

Sea Floor Spreading

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Trench

17.

When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the oceanic plate is usually subducted because

a)

continental plates move faster than oceanic plates

b)

oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust

c)

oceanic crust is denser and thicker than continental crust

d)

continental crust is denser and thinner than oceanic crust

18.

A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.

a)

tectonic plate

b)

continent

c)

crust

d)

mantle

19.

The diagram below shows a model of the movement of two tectonic plates. When the plates collide, one plate often moves below the outer plate. The rising magma that can result from this type pf plate movement may produce.

a)

fossil layers

b)

volcanic islands

c)

deep-sea sediment

d)

seafloor spreading

20.

Which volcano is low and wide?

a)

Composite

b)

Shield

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Snow cone

21.

Which type of volcano is tall and explosive?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Ice Cream Cone

d)

Composite Cone

22.

Which crust subducts because it is denser than other crust?

a)

pizza crust

b)

oceanic crust

c)

continental crust

d)

new crust

23.

A fracture in earth's crust is a

a)

tsunami

b)

fault

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

epicenter

24.

Earth's outer crust is divided into several...

a)

sections

b)

plates

c)

categories

d)

boxes

25.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.