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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are earthquakes?rolling, shaking, moving or shocking of the Earth's surfacea giant tidal wavean eruptiona super storm - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a tsunami?a large a long, high sea wavea moving of the earthmagma flowing from inside the eartha column of rotating air
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA tsunami is caused by______lots of raina meteoritea tornadoan earthquake
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Richter Scale measure?the strength of an earthquakethe water in the oceanhow tall a volcano can bethe length of a tsunami
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the point underground where the earthquake begins.EpicenterBreaking PointFocusGround Zero
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat do earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building have in common?They occur suddenly.They are measured by seismographs.They result from plate motion.They cause major disasters.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn California, earthquakes strike because of plate motion along the:coastline of the Pacific Ocean.San Andreas Fault.Sierra Nevada Mountains.Edge of San Francisco Bay.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes generally occur at plate boundaries, wherestress on rocks is greatestthe most rock is foundstress on rocks is lowmagnetic pull is greatest
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the epicenter of an earthquakethe location along a fault where the first motion of an earthquake occursa seismic wave tht travels along the surface of Earththe point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focusthe last place that motion in an earthquake is detected
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains numerous faults:Indian OceanEnglish CanalThe Ring of FireMid-Atlantic Ridge
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat drives tectonic plate movement?gravitycoriolis effectconvection currentsthe earth's magnetic core
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA sudden release of energy from plate movement creating shaking and trembling is known as:seismic waveearthquakefocusepicenter
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAbout 75 percent of the world’s volcanoes are foundaround the Atlantic Ocean basin.
along the mid-Atlantic ridge.
around the Pacific Ocean basin.
throughout the American Northwest. - 14. Multiple ChoiceA line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the
Ring of FireAleutian IslandsHawaiian IslandsCaribbean Islands - 15. Multiple ChoiceAt what plate bounadries do earthquakes occur?ConvergentDivergentTransformAll Of The Above.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is represented by the picture?Sea-floor spreadingPangeaHow the continents are arranged todayVolcanoes
- 17. Multiple ChoiceLook at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this?divergentconvergenttransform fault
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn the image, which type of boundary is shown? Hint: its located in the state of California.divergentconvergenttransform fault
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of event often occurs along transform fault boundaries?volcanoesearthquakessea-floor spreadingmountain building
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe image shows a dormant volcano. These types of volcanoes are the most explosive and grow to be very tall. Which type of volcano is this?shield volcanocinder cone volcanocomposite/stratocone volcano
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIf the focus of an earthquake occurs beneath the sea floor, as the seismic waves travel through the ocean, they create a massive and destructiveepicentertsunamifocusmountain
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen molten rock reaches the Earth's surface, comes out and begins to cool, it is known aslavamantlemagmacrater
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main cause of most earthquakes?human activityhurricaneschanges in temperature in Earth's mantlepressure deep within the Earth (from rocks crashing) that is being released
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries producesearthquakesvolcanoesmoutainsAll of these options.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat instrument is used to detect the magnitude of earthquakes?barometerelectrographseismographpictograph
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes tectonic plates to move?ocean currentsconvection currents in the mantlevolcanoesthe Coriolis Effect
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe image shows the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Which type of boundary occurs at this ridge where the ocean floor is spreading apart?convergentdivergenttransform fault
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's crust is made up on several __________ that are like puzzle pieces.puzzle piecescrust partsplatestectonic plates
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLong ago, scientists believed that the Earth's continents were clustered together in formation that a scientist named "Pangaea".TrueFalse
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe scientist who named the cluster of continents, "Pangaea" was a German scientist by the name of ______________.Thomas EdisonAlbert SweitzerAlfred WegenerAlexander Graham Bell
- 31. Multiple ChoiceAt CONVERGENT boundaries, plates _________ each other.separate apart fromcollide withslide by
- 32. Multiple ChoiceOne of the things that can be made by two plates converging with each other with magma being forced up out of the crust is called a volcano.TrueFalse
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhen two continental plates collide, what can be formed?mountainvalleytrenchrift
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhen tectonic plates pull away from each other, we say that they are ________________ plates.convergentdivergenttransforming
- 35. Multiple ChoiceOne consequence of two continental plates with diverging boundaries is that mountains are created.TrueFalse
- 36. Multiple ChoicePlates that move and slide against each other can cause earthquakes.TrueFalse
- 37. Multiple ChoiceA fault line is a weakened area between two plates where an earthquake may develop.TrueFalse
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWegener's theory of how the continents came to look as they do today is called the theory of __________________.Moving and ShakingContinental DriftFloating AwayThere is no theory!
- 39. Multiple Choice
What is represented by the picture?
Sea-floor spreading
Pangea
How the continents are arranged today
Volcanoes
- 40. Multiple Choice
Wegener's theory of how the continents came to look as they do today is called the theory of __________________.
Moving and Shaking
Continental Drift
Floating Away
There is no theory!
- 41. Multiple Choice
About 75 percent of the world’s volcanoes are found
around the Atlantic Ocean basin.
along the mid-Atlantic ridge.
around the Pacific Ocean basin.
throughout the American Northwest.
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