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