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Year 5 - Earthquakes and Volcanoes REVIEW

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a volcano?

a)

A deep ocean trench

b)

A mountain that erupts with lava

c)

A type of cloud

d)

A frozen river

2.

What do we call molten rock below the Earth's surface?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Quartz

d)

Basalt

3.

Which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates sit on?

a)

Inner core

b)

Outer core

c)

Mantle

d)

Lithosphere

4.

What causes most earthquakes?

a)

Weather changes

b)

Movement of tectonic plates

c)

Ocean tides

d)

Sunspots

5.

Which of these is a sign that an earthquake might have recently happened?

a)

Growing plants

b)

Cracked ground and aftershocks

c)

Clear skies

d)

Colder temperature

6.

What is a tectonic plate?

a)

A) A big piece of the Earth's crust and upper mantle

b)

B) A type of volcano

c)

C) A measurement of earthquake size

d)

D) A weather front

7.

What is the name for the scale that measures earthquake magnitude?

a)

Celsius scale

b)

Richter scale

c)

Beaufort scale

d)

Fahrenheit scale

8.

Which volcano feature is a bowl-shaped area at the top where eruptions occur?

a)

Crater

b)

Caldera

c)

Ridge

d)

Plateau

9.

How can communities reduce the risk from earthquakes?

a)

Build weaker buildings

b)

Ignore warning signs

c)

Use earthquake-proof building designs and drills

d)

Move closer to cliffs

10.

Which material flows from a volcano during an eruption?

a)

Lava

b)

Ice

c)

Soil

d)

Smoke