- 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) p-lines B) earthquakes C) faults D) v-lines
- 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Ring of Fire B) Pacific Ring C) Mt. Fuji D) Earthquake Zone
- 3. The different plates on the earth are always moving by pushing and sliding against each other. This is called...
A) continental drift B) platology C) Pangea D) seismography
- 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) richter scale B) mercalli scale C) neumograph D) seismograph
- 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) subduction B) seismic C) continental drift D) flying plates
- 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Africa B) India C) Hawaii D) Greenland
- 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes originates from?
A) Mantle B) Crust C) Ocean D) Core
- 8. This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is.
A) Richter Scale B) Zonometer C) Mercalli Scale D) Seismo Scale
- 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 9.1 B) 2.4 C) 6.2 D) 7.3
- 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) center line B) fault C) plate D) epicenter
- 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Palia B) Pangea C) Elturo D) Greek
- 12. True or False: Earthquakes can happen in Iowa
A) False B) True
- 13. What Island Nation did we watch on the video experience a massive Tsunami that caused enormous damage and death
A) Iceland B) Hawaii C) Japan D) Iraq
- 14. What location would you likely find the "pillow" like lava formations?
A) Caulderas B) Ocean Floor C) Fred's Beds D) Cone type Mountain
- 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) Vermont B) Kentucky C) South Dakota D) California
- 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Deserts B) Rain forests C) Mountains D) Rivers
- 17. True or False: Earthquakes can happen in a rain forest biome.
A) True B) False
- 18. What is the best type of land to build on?
A) Landfill B) Marsh C) Fault Zone D) Bedrock
- 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Hurricane B) Seismograph C) Typhoon D) Tsunami
- 20. True or False: Large waves can destroy buildings.
A) False B) True
- 21. Plates that push together are called
A) Convergent B) Divergent C) Transform
- 22. Plates that push apart are called
A) Transform B) Convergent C) Divergent
- 23. Plates that slide past one another
A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform
- 24. This type of land formation often forms around divergent plates
A) Rift B) Mountains C) Islands
- 25. The continent that has the fewest number of major earthquakes is...
A) South America B) Europe C) Africa D) North America
- 26. An earthquake that measured 2.0 on the Richter Scale...
A) Would shake walls and knock things off tables B) Would not be felt, but could be detected by a seismograph C) Would cause minor damage to buildings D) Would cause major damage
- 27. Which of the following is NOT a lethal component of a volcano?
A) Lahars B) Liquefaction C) Pyroclastic Flow D) Noxious Gases
- 28. What are the long tubes that come out of the Magma chamber and stretch up the length of the volcano?
A) cauldera B) cone C) conduit D) vent
- 29. High viscosity magma means what?
A) all of these B) large amounts of gas C) thick, sticky magma D) causes highly explosive eruptions
- 30. What comes out of a effusive eruption?
A) just gas and ash B) hydrothermal eruptions C) low viscosity lava D) high viscosity magma
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