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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
What is a Tsunami?
A large storm with high speed winds
A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean
A large and powerful ocean wave
A type of tornado
Any earthquake that causes significant damage
What does the Japanese word "tsunami" mean in English?
Boat Smasher
Harbor Wave
Waves of Death
Tall Water
What should you do if you hear a Tsunami alert for your area?
Head for higher ground
Get into a boat
Get into your car and drive away
Run towards the beach to watch
Tsunamis can ONLY happen in the ocean.
True
False
Most Tsunamis occur in the
Amazon River
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The top a Tsunami wave is called the
Top
Peak
Crest
Ceiling
A Tsunami can travel more than a mile onto land.
True
False
Tsunamis are sometimes called
Earthquake waves
Tidal Waves
Regular Waves
Trough & Crest Waves
A Tsunami wave can move at over _______ miles per hour.
10
50
500
1000
When a Tsunami approaches shore, the waves
Speed Up
Slow Down
Stay the Same Speed
When a Tsunami is far from shore it can be hard to detect.
True
False
The bottom of the Tsunami wave is called the
Bottom
Floor
Trough
Below
A Tsunami wave can be as tall as
10 Feet
50 Feet
75 Feet
100 Feet
The idea that the continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and
moved is
Continental Drift
Tectonic Plates
Transform
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
America, Greenland, and Europe
Antarctica, India, and America
all of Earth’s continents
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America
Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery that the continents were once together?
He could not explain HOW the continents moved
He didn't have evidence
His data was wrong
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of
magnetic reversal
global positioning
continental drift
oceanic drift
Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?
Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.
Pandora
Gandowandaland
Pangea
Percia
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
the Earth's magnetic field.
subduction.
convection currents.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
Subduction means.....
one plate goes under another plate
two plates slide past each other
two plate collide and form folded mountains
An opening on the Earth's crust through which hot molten rock flows out from deep inside the Earth.
Volcano
Fault line
Fold
Crater
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer of the Earth is a dense solid ball of Iron and Nickle?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
The layers of Earth are in the order they are in because:
It keeps us safe
It holds the Earth together
Its pretty
The different layers have different densities
The most dense layer of the Earth is:
Crust
Mantle
Core
The least dense layer of the Earth is the:
Crust
Mantle
Core
Where is lava located?
above ground
below ground
in the core
in the mantle
Where is magma located?
above ground
below ground
in the stratosphere
in the thermosphere
Pegmatite is a coarse-grained, intrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?
rapidly cooling lava
slowly cooling magma
Is this igneous rock, obsidian, fine-grained or coarse-grained?
fine-grained
coarse-grained
Waves shape the coast through ____________.
Erosion
Weathering
Depostion
Cementation
