WorksheetsEarthquakes and Volcanoes
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The lithosphere is...
a)
The upper core of the Earth
b)
A type of volcano
c)
The crust and the upper mantle where plate tectonics occur
d)
The name for the inside of the Earth where magma and lava occur
2.
Plate tectonics is...
a)
The process that created the levels of the Earth (crust, mantle, core)
b)
The center of a volcano
c)
The process where parts of the Earth's crust move
d)
The center of an earthquake
3.
Fault
a)
The process by which the Earth's crust moves
b)
The place inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
c)
The point on Earth's surface above the focus.
d)
A break in the Earth's crust where rock can move on both sides
4.
Focus
a)
How earthquakes are names
b)
The center of a volcano
c)
The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins.
d)
A break in the Earth's crust where rock on one side can move on both sides.
5.
Epicenter
a)
The point on Earth's surface that is above the focus.
b)
The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins.
c)
A break in the Earth's crust where rock on one side can move on both sides.
d)
The center of a volcano
6.
Divergent Boundary
a)
b)
c)
d)
7.
Convergent Boundary
a)
b)
c)
d)
8.
Transform Boundary
a)
b)
c)
d)
9.
What causes an earthquake or volcanoe?
a)
The movement of plate tectonics releasing heat and energy from the core.
b)
Mountain ranges
c)
The movement of the atmosphere pushing parts of the Earth apart.
d)
Sunlight heating up the ground and making the Earth's plates melt.
100 %
