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Earthquake and Volcano Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)

The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs

b)

The seismic station closest to the earthquake

c)

The place where the greatest damage occurs

d)

The point on the surface directly above the focus

2.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
3.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
4.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
5.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
6.

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

a)

Countries

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Climate Zones

d)

None of the above.

7.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

8.
line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Aleutian Islands
c)
Hawaiian Islands
d)
Caribbean Islands
9.
The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a 
a)
lava plateau
b)
caldera
c)
cinder cone
d)
shield volcano
10.

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

a)

March Maddness

b)

Earthquake Alley

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Circle of Death

11.

Smaller Vibrations that come after the initial earthquake is called

a)

Primary wave

b)

Secondary Wave

c)

Surface Wave

d)

Aftershock

12.

A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy

a)

Hot spots

b)

Plate boundary

c)

Volcano

d)

Earthquake

13.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Shield

b)

Composite

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Hone Comb

14.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Ice Cream cone

d)

Composite

15.

two types of magma are

a)

Hot and Cold

b)

Iron and Lithium

c)

Mafic and Felsic

d)

Basalt and Granite

16.

Pyroclastic material is

a)

fragments of rock that vaporize during a volcanic eruption

b)

fiery rocks that come from earthquakes

c)

vibrations from major zones

d)

fragments of rock that form during a volcanic eruption

17.

Low viscosity in magma will result in a _____ eruption

a)

Quiet

b)

violent

c)

it makes no difference

18.

A sign a volcano is about to erupt is

a)

The ground swells

b)

an increase in earthquake activity

c)

Local temperatures rise

d)

tornadoes are more frequent

19.
Magma's resistance to flow, or how thick it is, is called:
a)
silica
b)
viscosity
c)
hot spot
d)
caldera
20.

What kind of eruptions do stratovolcanoes have?

a)

Explosive eruptions.

b)

effusive eruptions.

21.

What kind of eruptions do shield volcanoes have?

a)

Explosive eruptions.

b)

Effusive eruptions.

22.

Identify the magmas from High viscosity to low

a)

Felsic, intermediate, mafic, ultramafic

b)

ultramafic, mafic, intermediate, felsic

c)

Mafic, intermediate, felsic, ultramafic

d)

Intermediate, felsic, ultramafic, mafic

23.

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Underground

d)

Crust

24.

The place on the Earth where the rock has broken

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Surface

d)

fault

25.

Which of the following are surface waves?

a)

P waves and S waves

b)

P waves and Richter waves

c)

Richter waves and S waves

d)

love waves and rayleigh waves

26.

If a tsunami is head to your area which of the following should you do?

a)

Run towards it

b)

Run towards land

c)

Just stay and don't move from your area

27.

Effusive volcanos generally have

a)

thick slow lava flows

b)

giant pyroclastic explosions

c)

runny lava flows

28.

Who is this?

a)

Mulan

b)

Moana

c)

Elsa

d)

Anna

29.

What type of volcano is Eyjafjallajokull?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield

c)

cone

d)

supervolcano

30.

What type of volcano is yellowstone?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield

c)

cone

d)

supervolcano

31.

What type of eruption occurs at kilauea?

a)

Effusive

b)

Explosive

32.

What type of eruption occurs at Krakatoa?

a)

Effusive

b)

Explosive

33.

If the magma type is basaltic (ultramafic/mafic), the volcano will have a _____________ eruption.

a)

Explosive

b)

Effusive

34.

If the magma type is rhyolitic (intermediate/felsic), the volcano will have a _____________ eruption.

a)

Explosive

b)

Effusive