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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a common feature of composite volcanoes?

a)

Single vent

b)

Bowl-shaped crater

c)

Multiple vents and cracks

d)

No lava flow

2.

Describe the lava of a cinder cone volcano.

a)

Their eruptions send thick pieces of lava high into the air.

b)

Their eruptions send thin streams of lava flowing gently.

c)

Their eruptions create large lava lakes.

d)

Their eruptions produce small ash clouds.

3.

How do composite volcanoes grow to large heights?

a)

By repeated layers of hardened lava and ashes.

b)

By a single massive eruption.

c)

By the accumulation of volcanic gases.

d)

By the erosion of surrounding land.

4.

Which type of volcano is known for lava that may travel a great distance before cooling down and coming to a stop?

a)

Composite Volcano

b)

Shield Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone Volcano

d)

Stratovolcano

5.

Which type of volcano has eruptions that send thick pieces of lava high into the air?

a)

Composite Volcano

b)

Shield Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone Volcano

d)

Lava Dome Volcano

6.

Which type of volcano allows lava to travel a great distance before cooling down and coming to a stop?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Stratovolcano

7.

Which type of volcano has eruptions that send thick pieces of lava high into the air?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Caldera Volcano

8.

What is a characteristic of a Shield Volcano?

a)

Steep slopes

b)

Gentle slopes

c)

Explosive eruptions

d)

Tall and narrow

9.

Which type of volcano is primarily built from ejected lava fragments?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Lava Dome Volcano

10.

Which type of volcano is typically the smallest in size?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Stratovolcano

11.

Which type of volcano is often found at divergent plate boundaries?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Fissure Volcano

12.

Which type of volcano has thick lava?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

All of the above

13.

Which volcano is associated with Mt. Saint Helens?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

None of the above

14.

Which type of volcano is most likely to have explosive eruptions?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

All of the above

15.

Which type of volcano is known for having alternating layers of lava and ash?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of the following is/are a composite cone volcano(es)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
17.

What is a distinctive feature of composite volcanoes?

a)

They are flat and spread out

b)

They consist entirely of volcanic ash

c)

They have steep slopes and a conical shape

d)

They are small with a wide base

18.

Which of the following Letters represents the magma chamber?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

C

d)

E

19.

When a volcanic mountain collapses and leaves a hole, what is this called?

a)

Sill

b)

Lava flow

c)

Volcanic neck

d)

Caldera

20.

True or False: the focus is the point along the fault that the earthquake initially begins.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True of False: Most earthquakes occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which type of volcano is created from the lava flows cooling and hardening on top of previous layers of lava?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Cinder-cone volcano

c)

Shield volcano

d)

None of the above

23.

True or False: Magma is molten material on earth's surface while lava is molten material under the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The flower is 8 cm tall.

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

25.

The center of the flower is yellow and fuzzy.

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

26.

The bearded iris smells sweet.

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

27.

The flower has 25 petals.

a)

qualtitative data

b)

quantitative data

28.
There are nine dolphins in a pod.
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
29.
Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?
a)
Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.
b)
Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.
c)
Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.
d)
Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.
30.
This form of data would be considered ______
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
31.

This is known as the sudden shaking of the ground and known as the sources of seismic waves.

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

flood

d)

typhoon

32.
Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
a)
Primary (p-wave) waves
b)
Secondary (s-wave) waves
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
33.
What kind of wave travels through the earth?
a)
Seismic Wave
b)
Ocean Wave
c)
Light Wave
34.
A primary wave moves
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
c)
in circles
35.
A secondary wave moves
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
c)
in circles
36.
What are the two classifications of waves?
a)
Body and Legs
b)
Rayleigh and Love
c)
Body and Surface
d)
Inner and Outer
37.
Which classification of wave does the most damage?
a)
Body Waves
b)
Mega Waves
c)
Surface Waves
d)
Love Waves
38.

The diagram shows a

a)

S wave

b)

P wave

39.

The diagram shows a

a)

S wave

b)

P wave

40.

P waves are also called

a)

pushing waves

b)

pulling waves

c)

primary waves

d)

primordial waves

41.

P and S waves are classified as

a)

Body waves

b)

surface waves

42.

P and S waves are body waves caused by

a)

oceans

b)

mountains

c)

the tides

d)

Earthquakes

43.

What do you call the area beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake?

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

seismograph

d)

magnitude

44.

Name the scale developed to rate earthquakes according to how much damage was done to homes and other buildings in a given place.

a)

Mercalli scale

b)

Moment Magnitude Scale

c)

Richter Scale

d)

Focus Factor Scale

45.

What do you call the instrument that records and measures seismic waves?

a)

seismograph

b)

seismometer

c)

seismogram

d)

seismophone

46.

Which rating system estimates the total energy released by an earthquake?

a)

Mercalli Scale

b)

Moment Magnitude Scale

c)

Richter Scale

d)

Focus Factor Scale

47.

The point at which a rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake is called the __________.

a)

wave start

b)

focus

c)

earthquake

d)

beginning

48.

According to the picture above which shows the secondary waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

49.

According to the image above which letter shows primary waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

50.

According to the picture, which letter represents surface waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

51.

Which of the following descriptions applies to the Richter scale?

a)

scale developed to rate earthquakes according to how much damage was done to homes and other buildings in a given place.

b)

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake

c)

a rating of an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of the earthquake's seismic waves.

52.

What do you call the number geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size, after measuring seismic waves and fault movement?

a)

focus

b)

magnitude

c)

seismometer

d)

epicenter

53.

T/F? The point on the surface, directly above the focus of an earthquake, is known as the epicenter.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface is known as what?

a)

earthquake

b)

focus

c)

epicenter

d)

volcano

55.

Which waves will reach a seismic station first?

a)

P waves

b)

S waves

c)

Both reach at the same time

56.

P waves travel faster than S waves

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Melted rock that is found below ground

a)

Dirt

b)

Lava

c)

Volcano

d)

Magma

58.

Melted rock that flows out of a volcano onto land

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Viscosity

d)

Dirt

59.

Forms in the middle of a oceanic plate, can cause islands to form

a)

Hot Spot

b)

Quiet Eruption

c)

Volcano

d)

Viscosity

60.

An opening or vent in the Earth which magma flows out of

a)

Mountain

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano

d)

Layer

61.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
62.
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
vent 
d)
crater
63.
A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
d)
None of these
64.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
65.
The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Hot Spot
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
66.
What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
67.

Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus called ________________

a)

seismic waves

b)

fault

c)

epicenter

d)

seismic center

68.

____________________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released by various processes.

a)

seismic waves

b)

tension waves

c)

stress waves

d)

compression waves

69.

There are 3 types of faults:

a)

normal, reverse, & tension

b)

normal, reverse, & compression

c)

normal, reverse, & strike-slip

d)

normal, reverse, shearing

70.

There are 3 types of stress:

a)

normal, compression, & shearing

b)

reverse, strike-slip, & normal

c)

reverse, shearing, & compression

d)

shearing, compression, tension

71.

________________ caused by the movement of the Earth’s massive tectonic plates generates tremendous force in the crust causing an ___________________.

a)

tension : earthquake

b)

stress : earthquake

c)

tension : tsunami

d)

stress : tsunami

72.

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor is called __________________

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

tsunami

d)

fault

73.

The measurement of an earthquake’s strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults is called ________

a)

fault

b)

tension

c)

stress

d)

magnitude

74.

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move is called ___________

a)

stress

b)

compression

c)

dormat

d)

fault

75.

Another name for the pipe of a volcano is _________

a)

magma chamber

b)

conduit

c)

tube

d)

reservoir

76.

molten material below ground is called....

a)

magma

b)

tephra

c)

lava

d)

bombs

77.

molten material above ground is called...

a)

Tephra

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

cinders