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EARTHQUAKES

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earthquakes can sometimes cause ________ if they occur under the ocean.

a)

Droughts

b)

Floods

c)

Tsunamis

2.

What natural phenomenon causes the ground to shake violently?

a)

Tornado

b)

Earthquake

c)

Hurricane

3.

What is the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called?

a)

Magma

b)

Ice

c)

Lava

4.

Which scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

a)

Celsius scale

b)

Richter scale

c)

Fahrenheit scale

5.

The Earth's outer shell is divided into several pieces known as ________.

a)

Branches

b)

Plates

c)

Rocks

6.

Earthquakes can happen when there is a sudden movement along a ________.

a)

Surface

b)

Fault

c)

Ridge

7.

Which natural disaster is the most likely to occur after a powerful earthquake?

a)

Blizzard

b)

Mudslide

c)

Heatwave

8.

Landslides can be triggered by heavy rain and ________.

a)

Snow

b)

Wind

c)

Fog

9.

What do we call mountains that can erupt and emit lava, ash, and gases?

a)

Hills

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Craters

10.
What is an epicenter? 
a)
Where an earthquake started
b)
The surface right above where an earthquake started 
11.
Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 
a)
coast
b)
faults
c)
desert
d)
directions
12.

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

a)

tornadoes

b)

tsunamis

c)

lightning

d)

hailstorms

13.

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

a)

Countries

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Climate Zones

d)

None of the above.

14.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
15.
Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.
a)
aftershock
b)
liquefaction
c)
tsunami
16.

What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

17.

The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Surface

d)

Crust

18.

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

a)

Seismograph

b)

Seismologist

c)

Scale

d)

Seismogram

19.

Which wave is the most destructive and travels on the surface?

a)

Secondary Wave

b)

Primary Wave

c)

Long Wave

20.

Which parts of a volcano do you know? Check all the terms that you know.

a)

vent

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

magma chamber

e)

crater

21.

The letter A was pointing at which part of a volcano?

a)

crater

b)

pipe

c)

magma chamber

22.

Which part of the volcano was letter B pointing at?

a)

pipe

b)

magma chamber

c)

lava

23.

Which part of the volcano was letter C pointing at?

a)

magma

b)

crater

c)

lava

24.

Which part of the volcano was letter D pointing at?

a)

crater

b)

pipe

c)

magma chamber

25.

Tell two ways that volcanoes are constructive (build things up or create).

4 lines
26.

Tell two ways that volcanoes are destructive (destroy things)?

4 lines
27.

How do you feel about what you've learned about volcanoes during this unit?

a)

very good - I've learned a lot

b)

ok - I mostly knew this stuff already

c)

not so good - I only learned a little bit

d)

pretty bad - I can't remember anything about volcanoes