Earthquakes/Volcanoes
  • 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) earthquakes
B) faults
C) p-lines
D) v-lines
  • 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Earthquake Zone
B) Pacific Ring
C) Ring of Fire
D) Mt. Fuji
  • 3. The different plates on the earth are always moving by pushing and sliding against each other. This is called...
A) continental drift
B) Pangea
C) platology
D) seismography
  • 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) richter scale
B) neumograph
C) mercalli scale
D) seismograph
  • 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) subduction
B) continental drift
C) seismic
D) flying plates
  • 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) India
B) Africa
C) Hawaii
D) Greenland
  • 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) Mercalli Scale
B) Zonometer
C) Seismo Scale
D) Richter Scale
  • 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 6.2
B) 9.1
C) 2.4
D) 7.3
  • 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) plate
B) center line
C) fault
D) epicenter
  • 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Pangea
B) Palia
C) Elturo
D) Greek
  • 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) Iceland
B) Hawaii
C) Japan
D) Iraq
  • 14. What location would you likely find the "pillow" like lava formations?
A) Caulderas
B) Cone type Mountain
C) Fred's Beds
D) Ocean Floor
  • 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) Kentucky
B) California
C) South Dakota
D) Vermont
  • 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Mountains
B) Rivers
C) Rain forests
D) Deserts
  • 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) Bedrock
C) Landfill
D) Fault Zone
  • 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Seismograph
B) Tsunami
C) Hurricane
D) Typhoon
  • 20. True or False: Large waves can destroy buildings.
A) True
B) False
  • 21. Plates that push together are called
A) Divergent
B) Transform
C) Convergent
  • 22. Plates that push apart are called
A) Transform
B) Convergent
C) Divergent
  • 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) Mountains
B) Islands
C) Rift
  • 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 not be felt, but could be detected by a seismograph
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) Noxious Gases
C) Liquefaction
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) conduit
C) vent
D) cauldera
  • 29. High viscosity magma means what?
A) causes highly explosive eruptions
B) thick, sticky magma
C) large amounts of gas
D) all of these
  • 30. What comes out of a effusive eruption?
A) high viscosity magma
B) low viscosity lava
C) hydrothermal eruptions
D) just gas and ash
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