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- 1. Multiple Choice
During a Divergent Plate movement, which of the following is created? Select 3 answers.
A shield volcano
A strato volcano
New Crust
An Earthquake
- 2. Multiple Choice
Select a definition to what is an earthquake?
Earthquake is defined as when plates collide.
Earthquake is defined as when plates pull apart.
Earthquakes is the violent shaking off the ground.
Earthquakes is the sudden explosion of the crust.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The movement between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate is a__________________-.
Transform movement
Convergent movement
Divergent Movement
Constructive Movement
- 4. Multiple Choice
From the image select the correct arrangement of sentences that explain what causes an earthquake?
4, 3, 1, 2
4, 2, 3, 1
3, 1, 2, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which image is a sketch of Convergent Plate movement?
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which sketch represents a Divergent Movement?
- 7. Multiple Choice
A trench is created when a____________________.
Transform movement occurs between two crust.
Divergent movement occurs between oceanic crust and oceanic crust.
Convergent movement occurs between oceanic crust and continental crust.
Convergent movement occurs between continent and continent.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Examine the plate movement map and identify 3 [three] convergent movements from the selection of answers below.
Antarctic Plate and South American Plate
North American Plate and Eurasion Plate
Indo Australian Plate and Eurasion Plate
Phillippine Plate and Eurasion Plate
South American Plate and African Plate
- 9. Multiple Choice
This term describes an area on Earth that holds most of the world’s earthquake sites and active volcanoes.It gets its name from all of the volcanoes that lie along this belt. Roughly 75 percent of the world’s volcanoes are located here, many underwater. This area is also a hub of seismic activity, or earthquakes. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur in this zone.
Pacific Rim
Circle of the Pacific
Ring of Volcanoes
Ring of Fire
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct order for the layers of the Earth?
Inner mantle, outer mantle, core, outer core
Crust, core, mantle, outer core
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where are earthquakes created?
At destructive [convergent] plate boundaries
At conservative [transform] plate boundaries
At all plate boundaries
At Constructive [divergent] Plate boundaries
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does a constructive plate differ from a destructive plate boundary?
At a constructive plate boundary new land is created when plates pull apart while at a destructive boundary crust is destroyed as it enters the mantle.
At a constructive plate boundary crust is destroyed as it enters the mantle while at a destructive plate boundary new land is created.
At a constructive plate boundary volcanoes are created while at a destructive plate boundary fold mountains are created.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where could we see an example of a constructive plate boundary [Divergent]?
The San-Andreas fault in California
The Himalayas
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The Andes Range
- 14. Multiple Choice
What happens at a conservative [transform] plate boundary? Choose one best answer.
Plates move in opposite directions
Plates move in the same direction, but at different speeds
Plates get pulled apart.
Plates move either in opposite directions or in the same direction, but at different speeds
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where is the focus of an earthquake?
The point on the surface of the earth directly above where the movement took place
The point within the earth where the movement /rupture took place
The point away from the crust where shaking occurs
Inside of the mantle.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where do large earthquakes usually happen?
In the centre of plates
On the edges/boundaries of plates
In the ocean
On the continent
- 17. Multiple Choice
What type of plate margin was involved with the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
- 18. Multiple Choice
What happens as a tsunami approaches the shore?
The wave height increases and the wave flattens and disappears.
The wave height increases, wave shoaling happens.
The wave height decreases and the wave length gets flatter
The wave height decreases and the wave length shortens
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following made the impacts of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 worse in some areas?
They were not able to predict the earthquake in this area.
There are no seismologist doing measurements in this area.
The prediction methods failed.
There was no tsunami warning system around the Indian Ocean.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the social impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami?
Farms and agricultural fields were destroyed impacting peoples incomes.
Many homes, buildings and infra structure was destroyed causing lots of money to rebuild.
Death toll was about 350 000 people in all the countries impacted.
Fisherman lost their source of incomes.
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