- 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) faults
B) earthquakes
C) p-lines
D) v-lines
- 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Ring of Fire
B) Mt. Fuji
C) Pacific Ring
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) seismography
C) continental drift
D) Pangea
- 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) neumograph
B) richter scale
C) seismograph
D) mercalli scale
- 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) seismic
B) subduction
C) continental drift
D) flying plates
- 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Greenland
B) Hawaii
C) India
D) Africa
- 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes originates from?
A) Crust
B) Ocean
C) Mantle
D) Core
- 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) 2.4
B) 7.3
C) 9.1
D) 6.2
- 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) epicenter
B) center line
C) fault
D) plate
- 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Greek
B) Elturo
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) Iraq
C) Iceland
D) Japan
- 14. What location would you likely find the "pillow" like lava formations?
A) Fred's Beds
B) Cone type Mountain
C) Ocean Floor
D) Caulderas
- 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) South Dakota
B) Kentucky
C) California
D) Vermont
- 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Deserts
B) Mountains
C) Rivers
D) Rain forests
- 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) Marsh
B) Landfill
C) Bedrock
D) Fault Zone
- 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Seismograph
B) Hurricane
C) Tsunami
D) Typhoon
- 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) Transform
B) Divergent
C) Convergent
- 24. This type of land formation often forms around divergent plates
A) Mountains
B) Islands
C) Rift
- 25. The continent that has the fewest number of major earthquakes is...
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) North America
D) South America
- 26. An earthquake that measured 2.0 on the Richter Scale...
A) Would not be felt, but could be detected by a seismograph
B) Would cause minor damage to buildings
C) Would cause major damage
D) Would shake walls and knock things off tables
- 27. Which of the following is NOT a lethal component of a volcano?
A) Lahars
B) Liquefaction
C) Noxious Gases
D) Pyroclastic Flow
- 28. What are the long tubes that come out of the Magma chamber and stretch up the length of the volcano?
A) cone
B) vent
C) cauldera
D) conduit
- 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) low viscosity lava
B) just gas and ash
C) high viscosity magma
D) hydrothermal eruptions
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