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Earthquakes Test Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Use the picture to answer the question.

This is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

divergent plate boundary

b)

colliding boundary

c)

fault boundary

2.

This type of boundary forms a rift or valley.

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Subduction zone

3.

Use the picture to answer the question.

This diagram is an example of what?

a)

This is an example of a subduction zone.

b)

This is an example of a transform boundary.

c)

This is an example of a divergent boundary.

d)

This is an example of a continental collision zone.

4.

This type of boundary is the reason for the Himalayas mountains.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Subduction zone

5.

This picture is an example of a colliding boundary.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

6.

Use the diagram to answer the question.

This is an example of a spreading boundary.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Transform boundary

c)

Divergent boundary

d)

Subduction zone

7.

What happens when two plates pull away from each other in opposite directions?

a)

Magma erupts and causes new crust to form.

b)

Mr. Anzini gets hungry-(Don't take my plate, please....)

c)

Buildings fall into the Earth.

d)

The two plates go for counseling to get back together.

8.

This is the point where an earthquake begins.

a)

The Core

b)

focus.

c)

epicenter

9.

These types of waves travel through solids but get absorbed by gasses and liquids.

a)

L waves

b)

S waves

c)

P waves

10.

This wave is the most destructive.

a)

S waves

b)

P waves

c)

L waves

11.

California has more earthquakes than other states because:

a)

A. There are so many more people there moving around.

b)

B. It is on 2 plates moving different ways.

c)

C. There are more mountains in California.

d)

D. none of the above

12.

When scientists talk about the magnitude of an earthquake, they are referring to the:

a)

A. speed

b)

B. strength

c)

C. length

13.

A scientist that studies earthquakes is called

a)

A. Seismologist

b)

B. Seismilician

c)

C. Volcanologist

d)

D. Archeologist

14.

A magnitude of an 9 is how much stronger than a 3?

a)

10 times stronger

b)

10,000 times stronger

c)

6 times stronger

d)

1,000,000 times stronger

15.

What causes a tsunami?

a)

An earthquake under the ocean

b)

An earthquake in North America

c)

a volcano in the desert

d)

a spreading center

16.

If a tsunami were to happen where would I be safer?

a)

In a car by the ocean

b)

On a beach

c)

In the middle of the ocean on a big boat

17.

These types of waves travel through solids, gases, and liquids?

a)

S waves

b)

L waves

c)

P waves

18.

There are less than 100,000 earthquakes every year.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The movement of the Earth's plates changes the surface of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The epicenter is directly​ ​ ​ (a)   the focus.

​ ​

Choose from the below words
above
below
21.

A magnitude of 6 is how many times greater than a magnitude of 4 on the Richter Scale?

a)

100 times greater

b)

1,000 times greater

c)

2 times greater

d)

600 times greater

22.

An S Wave is also called a...

a)

Surface Wave

b)

Secondary Wave

23.

Which wave is the slowest of all the waves?

a)

L Waves

b)

S Waves

c)

P Waves

24.

Most earthquakes are too small to feel.

a)

True

b)

False