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