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Earthquakes/Volcanoes
Contributed by: Messer
(Original author: Mansour)
  • 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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