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WorksheetsEarthquake and Volcanoes Grade 4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
_____________ happen when the big pieces of the Earth's crust move.
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
ThereEarthquakes
2.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
3.
What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
Shaking Earth
c)
Volcano
4.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
5.
A ______________is usually caused by a movement along a fault
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
6.
A _______________ is an opening in Earth’s crust
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
7.
How do scientists predict volcanic eruptions?
a)
TV
b)
Reading Books
c)
Satellites
d)
Fortune Cookies
8.
Melted rock
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Quartz
9.
What is a sudden shaking of Earth's crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Earthquake
c)
Fraking
d)
Vibrations
10.
How are earthquakes caused?
a)
By movement of plates along a fault.
b)
By movement along the plates.
c)
By movement of mountains along the plates.
d)
By movement of plates along a ridge.
11.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
12.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
13.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
a)
lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
b)
lava is the chamber that magma flows
c)
lava is the Earth's crust
14.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
15.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
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