Free Printable QUIZ 2

1.

Which geologic feature could result out of the given plate boundary below?

a)

A. Rift valley

b)

B. mid-ocean ridge

c)

C. trench

d)

D. earthquake

2.

Based on geological hazard maps, what is the safest place in the country due to its very low risk of geologic disasters?

a)

A. Batanes

b)

B. Isabela

c)

C. Palawan

d)

D. Romblon

3.

Right in the middle of an island, you can find a rift valley. What type of plate boundary exists on that island?

a)

A. convergent

b)

B. divergent

c)

C. normal fault

d)

D. transform fault

4.

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

a)

A. Continental Drift

b)

B. Seafloor Spreading

c)

C. Plate Tectonics

d)

D. Titanic Theory

5.

What is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth?

a)

A. Philippine Trench

b)

B. Mariana Trench

c)

C. Sunda Trench

d)

D. Puerto Rico Trench

6.

What do we call the place where a subducting plate reaches the mantle during convergence?

a)

A. collision zone

b)

B. mantle plume

c)

C. subduction zone

d)

D. magma

7.

Which of the following is a tall landform created when two continental plates converge?

a)

A. mountain range

b)

B. volcanic arc

c)

C. rift valley

d)

D. oceanic ridge

8.

Which famous Philippine volcano is usually seen in world maps due to its violent eruption in 1991?

a)

A. Bulusan

b)

B. Kanlaon

c)

C. Mayon

d)

D. Pinatubo

9.

What is the source of heat generated by the core to the mantle?

a)

A. gases

b)

B. molten rocks

c)

C. decayed radioactive elements?

d)

D. molten metals

10.

What do you call the supercontinental landmass formed million years ago?

a)

A. Pangaea

b)

B. Asia

c)

C. Panthalassa

d)

D. Eurasia

11.

What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

A. relatively young rocks

b)

B. reverse fault

c)

C. thick accumulation of sediments

d)

D. very ancient rocks

12.

What type of plate boundary is formed when plates move apart, creating a zone of tension?

a)

A. divergent

b)

B. convergent

c)

C. transform

d)

D. destructive

13.

If you are a cartographer (a person who draws or produces maps), what would give you an idea that the continents were once joined?

a)

A. ocean depth

b)

B. shape of the continents

c)

C. position of the South Pole

d)

D. size of the Atlantic Ocean

14.

What evidence does the scientist use to support the Continental Drift Theory?

a)

A. rocks, fossils, air

b)

B. rocks, water, ice

c)

C. rocks, fossils, climate

d)

D. rocks, fossils, human beings

15.

If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of these should you NOT expect to see?

a)

A. active volcanoes

b)

B. rift valleys

c)

C. Mountain ranges

d)

D. volcanic islands

QUIZ 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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