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Volcanic and Seismic Concepts

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
2.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
3.

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

a)

New Madrid

b)

Denali Fault

c)

Ramapo Seismic Zone

d)

San Andreas Fault

4.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

5.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

6.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

7.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
8.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
9.
 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
10.
What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another
a)
Transform zone
b)
subduction zone
c)
Divergent zone
d)
School zone
11.
The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
plates
12.

Hot liquids _____ and cold liquids _____.

a)

sink, sink

b)

rise, rise

c)

sink, rise

d)

rise, sink

13.

Convention currents are powered by:

a)

Motion

b)

Pressure

c)

Heat

d)

Density

14.

When two plates that differ in _______ collide, volcanoes often form nearby.

a)

Speed

b)

Density

c)

Thickness

d)

Temperature

15.

Identify the African Plate

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
16.

Identify the Eurasian Plate

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
17.

Identify the North American Plate

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
18.

Identify the Pacific Plate

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
19.

Identify the Indian Plate

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
20.

A water harbor or killer wave caused by an earthquake is called a __________________.

a)

tsunami

b)

seismic wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

surfing wave

21.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
22.

The point on earth's surface, directly above the focus (or hypocenter) is called the __________________.

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

seismic wave

d)

earthquake place

23.

In an earthquake, the point underground where the rock first begins to move is called the _________________.

a)

focus or hypocenter

b)

epicenter

24.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
25.

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

a)

Seismograph

b)

Sling Psychrometer

c)

Spring Scale

d)

Balance

e)

Anemometer

26.
Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Pacific
27.

The epicenter is located directly above the (a)   ​ , where all of the ​ (b)   is released.

Choose from the below words
focus
energy
28.

Movement within the ​ (a)   causes rocks to bend and break due to ​ (b)   resulting in ​ (c)   that cause earthquakes.

Choose from the below words
crust
stress
vibrations
29.

Vibrations that cause earthquakes are called

a)

seismic waves

b)

radio waves

c)

s-waves

30.

The fastest of all 3 wave types and can travel through solids and liquids.

a)

s-waves

b)

p-waves

c)

seismic wave

d)

Surface waves

31.

What are the most destructive waves?

a)

seismic waves

b)

p-waves

c)

s-waves

d)

Surface waves

32.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
33.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
34.
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
a)
True
b)
False
35.

Seismology (think about what -ology means...)

a)

Branch of science that studies earthquakes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

The sudden return to elastically deformed rock to its original shape.

d)

Focus

36.
Second waves to arrive that cause earthquakes
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
Surface waves
37.

The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper area of the

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

plates

d)

outer core

38.
Identify the points where the P-wave is marked on the graph.
A
B
C
39.
When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?
a)
Land slide
b)
Lava
c)
Eruption trail
d)
Pyroclastic flow
40.

A _______ is a bowl shaped area that may form near a vent at the top of a volcano.

a)

basin

b)

crater

c)

vent

d)

dike

41.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
42.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
43.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
44.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
45.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
46.
This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
47.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
The would all increase
b)
The would all decrease.
c)
Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase
48.
The diagram shows what can occur when two continental plates collide.Which characteristic of the Indian Plate explains why it moves under the Eurasian Plate?
a)
It is larger.
b)
It is denser.
c)
It is molten.
d)
It is younger.
49.

Oceanic & continental are two types of __________.

a)

mantles

b)

crust

c)

lithospheres

d)

cores

50.

Which of these is NOT a layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Cradle

51.

Put the layers of the Earth in order from outside to inside.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

1)
2)
3)
4)
52.

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

a)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

b)

Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

c)

yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

d)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

53.

The vibrations flowing out of an earthquake's focus is called a

a)

seismogram

b)

surface wave

c)

seismic wave

d)

seismology

54.

What is a scientist who studies the movement of the earth called?

a)

chemist

b)

biologist

c)

seismologist

d)

astrologist

55.

The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

a)

epicenter

b)

magnitude

c)

tsunami

d)

focus

56.

Moves in a straight path with a push-and-pull motion are what type of earthquake wave?

a)

rayleigh wave

b)

S wave

c)

P wave

d)

love wave

57.

Moves in an up-and-down pattern is what type of earthquake wave?

a)

P wave

b)

S wave

c)

rayleigh wave

d)

love wave

58.

Each whole number on a Richter Scale is _______ times greater than the previous one

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

2

d)

100

59.

What does the Richter scale measure?

a)

the strength of earthquakes

b)

the amount of magma released

c)

the time plates will move

d)

all of the above

60.

Which of the following states a fact?

a)

Earthquakes aren't dangerous.

b)

Earthquakes are easy to predict.

c)

Volcanoes are less damaging than earthquakes.

d)

The Earth is constantly changing.

61.

What is magma?

a)

giant pieces of rock and soil that make up the surface of the Earth

b)

cracks in the surface of the earth

c)

melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's crust

d)

enormous ocean waves

62.

How are earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis alike?

a)

All are caused by activity deep in the Earth.

b)

All cause a drop in the Earth's temperature.

c)

All give off poisonous gases.

d)

All of the above.

63.

Which word means cracks in the surface of the Earth usually around the edges of plates.

a)

plates

b)

faults

c)

mudslides

d)

earthquakes

64.

What part of the diagram is magma?

A
B
65.
 If Earthquake X measured 1 and Earthquake Y measured 3 on the Richter scale, then
a)
Earthquake Y had three times the ground motion of Earthquake X.
b)
Earthquake Y had ten times the ground motion of Earthquake X.
c)
 Earthquake Y had 100 times the ground motion of Earthquake X.
d)
None of the above
66.

What happens to lava once it reaches the Earth's surface?

a)

It turns into magma.

b)

silica combines with oxygen to make silica oxid

c)

It combines with water to make a base

d)

It becomes gas.

67.

Explain why shield volcanoes have gentle slopes.

a)

They erupt with thick, sticky lava.

b)

They erupt with thin, runny lava.

c)

They are formed by explosive eruptions.

d)

They are formed by ash and cinders.

68.

The amount of ______ determines the the thickness of magma.

a)

oxygen

b)

zinc

c)

silica

d)

sulfur

69.

Which of the following is not a product of an eruption?

a)

water vapor

b)

silica

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

sulfuric acid (sulfur dioxide)

70.

What balloon like plume concentration of hot magma is the creator of the magma chamber?

a)

crater

b)

conduit

c)

sill

d)

hot spot

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