Earthquakes/Volcanoes
  • 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) earthquakes
B) faults
C) v-lines
D) p-lines
  • 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) continental drift
B) seismography
C) Pangea
D) platology
  • 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) mercalli scale
B) seismograph
C) richter scale
D) neumograph
  • 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) continental drift
B) flying plates
C) seismic
D) subduction
  • 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Hawaii
B) Africa
C) Greenland
D) India
  • 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes originates from?
A) Mantle
B) Core
C) Crust
D) Ocean
  • 8. This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is.
A) Zonometer
B) Mercalli Scale
C) Seismo Scale
D) Richter Scale
  • 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 9.1
B) 7.3
C) 6.2
D) 2.4
  • 10. What is the center point of an earthquake called?
A) epicenter
B) plate
C) center line
D) fault
  • 11. The name of the land mass that had all of the 7 continents together on it.
A) Greek
B) Palia
C) Elturo
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) Iceland
D) Iraq
  • 14. What location would you likely find the "pillow" like lava formations?
A) Cone type Mountain
B) Fred's Beds
C) Ocean Floor
D) Caulderas
  • 15. In what state would you most likely find buildings designed to have special modifications for earthquakes?
A) Kentucky
B) Vermont
C) South Dakota
D) California
  • 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Rain forests
B) Deserts
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) Fault Zone
B) Bedrock
C) Landfill
D) Marsh
  • 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Tsunami
B) Hurricane
C) Typhoon
D) Seismograph
  • 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) Convergent
B) Divergent
C) Transform
  • 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) Europe
B) Africa
C) North America
D) South 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 shake walls and knock things off tables
D) Would not be felt, but could be detected by a seismograph
  • 27. Which of the following is NOT a lethal component of a volcano?
A) Lahars
B) Pyroclastic Flow
C) Liquefaction
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) causes highly explosive eruptions
B) large amounts of gas
C) thick, sticky magma
D) all of these
  • 30. What comes out of a effusive eruption?
A) just gas and ash
B) high viscosity magma
C) low viscosity lava
D) hydrothermal eruptions
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