WorksheetsEarthquakes Test Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Use the picture to answer the question.
This is an example of what type of boundary?
divergent plate boundary
colliding boundary
fault boundary
This type of boundary forms a rift or valley.
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
Use the picture to answer the question.
This diagram is an example of what?
This is an example of a subduction zone.
This is an example of a transform boundary.
This is an example of a divergent boundary.
This is an example of a continental collision zone.
This type of boundary is the reason for the Himalayas mountains.
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
This picture is an example of a colliding boundary.
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Use the diagram to answer the question.
This is an example of a spreading boundary.
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction zone
What happens when two plates pull away from each other in opposite directions?
Magma erupts and causes new crust to form.
Mr. Anzini gets hungry-(Don't take my plate, please....)
Buildings fall into the Earth.
The two plates go for counseling to get back together.
This is the point where an earthquake begins.
The Core
focus.
epicenter
These types of waves travel through solids but get absorbed by gasses and liquids.
L waves
S waves
P waves
This wave is the most destructive.
S waves
P waves
L waves
California has more earthquakes than other states because:
A. There are so many more people there moving around.
B. It is on 2 plates moving different ways.
C. There are more mountains in California.
D. none of the above
When scientists talk about the magnitude of an earthquake, they are referring to the:
A. speed
B. strength
C. length
A scientist that studies earthquakes is called
A. Seismologist
B. Seismilician
C. Volcanologist
D. Archeologist
A magnitude of an 9 is how much stronger than a 3?
10 times stronger
10,000 times stronger
6 times stronger
1,000,000 times stronger
What causes a tsunami?
An earthquake under the ocean
An earthquake in North America
a volcano in the desert
a spreading center
If a tsunami were to happen where would I be safer?
In a car by the ocean
On a beach
In the middle of the ocean on a big boat
These types of waves travel through solids, gases, and liquids?
S waves
L waves
P waves
There are less than 100,000 earthquakes every year.
True
False
The movement of the Earth's plates changes the surface of the Earth.
True
False
The epicenter is directly (a) the focus.
A magnitude of 6 is how many times greater than a magnitude of 4 on the Richter Scale?
100 times greater
1,000 times greater
2 times greater
600 times greater
An S Wave is also called a...
Surface Wave
Secondary Wave
Which wave is the slowest of all the waves?
L Waves
S Waves
P Waves
Most earthquakes are too small to feel.
True
False
