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WorksheetsScience Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Mantle
Core
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Which type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart?
Subduction
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
What is the term for the point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts?
Seismograph
Fault
Focus
Epicenter
Which type of volcano is characterized by a broad, gently sloping shape?
Stratovolcano
Shield
Composite
Cinder cone
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Atlantis
Pangaea
Laurasia
Gondwana
Which scale measures the intensity of an earthquake?
Magnitude Scale
Seismograph
Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
What is the primary cause of tsunamis?
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Landslides
Which layer of the Earth is liquid and composed mainly of iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
What is the term for the area around the eye of a typhoon?
Typhoon center
Cumulonimbus
Rain bands
Eye wall
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Charles Richter
John Tuzo-Wilson
What is the term for the process of one tectonic plate being forced under another?
Convergence
Divergence
Obduction
Subduction
Which of the following is a type of seismic wave?
Secondary wave
Quaternary wave
Tertiary wave
Primary wave
What is the longest mountain range in the Philippines?
Andes
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Madre
Himalayas
What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?
Gravity
Thermal convection
Magnetic fields
Wind
What is the term for the serious disruption of functioning community?
Crisis
Emergency
Catastrophe
Disaster
