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Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Volcanoes

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Non-explosive, gently sloping volcano made of flat layers of basaltic lava

a)

Cinder cone

b)

Shield

c)

Composite

d)

Transform

2.

Theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates & the plates move around on the asthenosphere

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Continental drift

d)

Earthquakes

3.

Boundary between two plates moving toward each other

a)

Transform fault boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Convergent boundary

d)

Strike-slip fault

4.

Shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement of large blocks of rocks along a fault

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano

c)

Tsunami

d)

Surface waves

5.

In an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks first begin to move

a)

Epicenter

b)

Normal fault

c)

Focus

d)

Reverse fault

6.

These waves move along Earth's surface & cause the most damage

a)

P waves

b)

S waves

c)

L waves

d)

D waves

7.

The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

a)

Juan de fuca plate

b)

Focus

c)

Seismic wave

d)

Epicenter

8.

Small, steep-sided volcanoes made of loosely packed layers of tephra, very explosive eruptions

a)

Cinder cone volcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Composite volcano

d)

Mauna Loa volcano

9.

Boundary between 2 plates that are sliding horizontally past one another

a)

Transform fault boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Divergent boundary

d)

Reverse fault

10.

In these faults, blocks of rock move sideways on either side of the fault plane (no vertical motion)

a)

Reverse faults

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Normal faults

d)

Strike-slip faults

11.

Volcanoes having alternate layers of lava & ash, have repeated explosive & non-explosive eruptions

a)

Composite volcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

d)

Cinder cone volcano

12.

In these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane (the hanging wall) slides down relative to the other block (the foot wall)

a)

Normal fault

b)

Reverse fault

c)

Backwards fault

d)

Strike-slip fault

13.

Along these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane (hanging wall) moves up relative to the other block (foot wall)

a)

Reverse fault

b)

Normal fault

c)

Upside down fault

d)

Strike-slip fault

14.

The 1st seismic waves to arrive at any particular location after an earthquake, also called P-waves

a)

Surface waves

b)

Primary waves

c)

Secondary waves

d)

Love waves

15.

Boundary between 2 plates that are moving apart

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Transform fault boundary

c)

Sideways boundary

d)

Divergent boundary

16.
The major force that forms folded mountains.
a)
compressional force
b)
impression force 
c)
depressions force
d)
plateau
17.

An upward fold in the rock makes an arch called a(n)

a)

anticline

b)

syncline

c)

folded mountain

d)

fault block

18.

What is the liquid layer, #19, called? Diagram not to scale.

a)

mantle

b)

lithosphere

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

19.

This layer is 67% of Earth's mass, and is the layer between the crust and the core

a)

Mantle

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Oceanic Crust

d)

Mesosphere

20.
If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?
a)
Both the temperature and pressure increase.
b)
Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
c)
The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
d)
The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
21.
When looking at mid ocean ridges the oldest rocks are 
a)
In the middle
b)
Found close to the rift zone
c)
Found far from the mid ocean ridges
22.

Why were magnetic patterns, found on the ocean floor, so puzzling?

a)

They showed alternating bands of normal and reversed polarity.

b)

No rocks were magnetic.

c)

They did not show alternating bands of normal and reversed polarity.

d)

All rocks were magnetic.

23.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes
24.

Where are the Rocky Mountains?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

25.

What is the following Latin American physical feature? (labeled by red triangles)

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Alp Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

26.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
27.
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
28.
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
29.

In a hot spot scenario, which of the following will move with time ?

a)

the hot spot

b)

the plate

c)

neither move

d)

both move

30.

A____________________ is an eruption of jets of heated water and steam into the air.

a)

hot spring

b)

geyser

c)

gorge

d)

volcano

31.

The Grand Prismatic ____________ in Yellowstone National Park is filled with hot mineral water, as indicated by the beautiful colours. (It really does look like this!)

a)

geyser

b)

hot spring

c)

fumarole

d)

volcano

32.

What do we use to measure earthquakes?

a)

Richter and Mercalli scales

b)

ruler and digital scale

c)

books and a wave machine

d)

Magnitude and longitude

33.

What is intensity?

a)

the measure of impact and damage the earthquake had

b)

the measurement of energy released from the earthquake

c)

the measurement of waves from an earthquake

34.

On the Richter scale what does the ground movement increase by when the scale goes up from 5 to 6?

a)

factor of 1

b)

factor of 10

c)

factor of 100

d)

factor of 30

35.
S Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
36.

Tsunamis are caused by

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

37.

Where are the P-waves located on this seismogram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.
Where is the epicenter for this earthquake located based on triangulation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D

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