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Earthquakes and volcanoes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are never in the news.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Earthquakes and volcanoes can cause ___________ and danger to the people.

a)

famine

b)

great damage

c)

illness

3.

How do earthquakes and volcanoes affect people and the environment?

a)

can cause great damage and danger

b)

help to shape our Earth by forming mountains, valleys and islands

c)

can make people happy

4.

Is the Earth solid all the way through?

a)

Yes, it is.

b)

No, it isn't.

5.

The Earth's (a)   is the outer layer of the Earth.

6.

The Earth's crust is a layer of (a)   rocks beneath the soil.

7.

Write about the outer core.

4 lines
8.

Underneath the crust is a very thick layer of hot rocks called the ___________.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

9.

Some of the mantles are solid, but parts of them are so hot that the rocks are molten and flow like (a)   .

10.

The inner core is a hot ball of ______________ with some nickel.

a)

liquid iron

b)

solid iron

11.

The Earth's crust is not just one huge layer of rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Earth's crust is made up of p (a)   .

13.

The ________ floats on the molten rocks of the mantle underneath.

a)

solid plates

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

14.

The ground our feet is moving very slowly.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Most of the earthquakes are formed where two or more of the Earth's plates (a)   each other or pull apart.