- 1. Cracks in the earth where rock is crushed and bent.
A) earthquakes B) v-lines C) faults D) p-lines
- 2. Area around the Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquake and volcano activity.
A) Pacific Ring B) Mt. Fuji 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) Pangea B) continental drift C) platology D) seismography
- 4. The instrument used to detect record the waves from an earthquake.
A) neumograph B) mercalli scale C) seismograph D) richter scale
- 5. Any kind of earthquake or volcanic activity on earth is called this...
A) continental drift B) subduction C) seismic D) flying plates
- 6. Which of the following was formed by volcanoes?
A) Hawaii B) Greenland C) India D) Africa
- 7. Where does the lava from volcanoes originates from?
A) Crust B) Core C) Mantle D) Ocean
- 8. This is used to measure how powerful an earthquake is.
A) Zonometer B) Richter Scale C) Mercalli Scale D) Seismo Scale
- 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would cause minor damage, but would probably not destroy any buildings
A) 2.4 B) 6.2 C) 9.1 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) Elturo B) Palia C) Pangea 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) Japan B) Iceland C) Hawaii D) Iraq
- 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) California B) Vermont C) Kentucky D) South Dakota
- 16. When two plates crash into each other, what is typically formed?
A) Rivers B) Rain forests 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) Marsh B) Bedrock C) Fault Zone D) Landfill
- 19. An earthquake in the ocean that produces large waves is called this.
A) Tsunami B) Typhoon C) Hurricane D) Seismograph
- 20. True or False: Large waves can destroy buildings.
A) False B) True
- 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) Mountains B) Rift C) Islands
- 25. The continent that has the fewest number of major earthquakes is...
A) South America B) Europe C) Africa D) North America
- 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 minor damage to buildings D) Would cause major damage
- 27. Which of the following is NOT a lethal component of a volcano?
A) Pyroclastic Flow B) Noxious Gases C) Liquefaction D) Lahars
- 28. What are the long tubes that come out of the Magma chamber and stretch up the length of the volcano?
A) conduit B) vent C) cone D) cauldera
- 29. High viscosity magma means what?
A) large amounts of gas B) all of these C) causes highly explosive eruptions D) thick, sticky magma
- 30. What comes out of a effusive eruption?
A) just gas and ash B) hydrothermal eruptions C) low viscosity lava D) high viscosity magma
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