Plate Tectonics
The theory of plate movement is called ______________.
a. plate earthquakes
b. plate tectonics
c. geology
d. biology
b. plate tectonics
A volcano is an opening in Earth that erupts _________.
a. ash
b. gases
c. lava
d. All the above
d. All the above
Earthquakes are caused by
a. the moving pieces of Earth's crust.
b. too much weight on Earth's surface.
c. the rising of ocean water levels.
d. unequal heating of the atmosphere.
a. the moving pieces of Earth's crust.
Seismic waves are earthquake waves that include primary waves, secondary waves and .
a. sound waves
b. tidal waves
c. surface waves
d. air waves
c. surface waves
a. biosphere
b. atmosphere
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere
c. geosphere
Shifting (MOVING) pieces of Earth's crust are called ________.
a. magma
b. tectonic plates
c. islands
d. lava
b. tectonic plates
The type of a volcano is determined by ____________.
a. The material ejected during eruptions.
b. if it is found in North America
c. The location of the volcano.
d. The height of the volcano.
a. The material ejected during eruptions.
Earthquakes most often occur _____________.
a. In the middle of tectonic plates.
b. Only in the 'Ring of Fire'.
c. On the boundary of tectonic plates.
d. In Antarctica
c. On the boundary of tectonic plates.
A wave of energy passing through Earth.
a. sound wave
b. seismic wave
c. earthquake
d. the Sun
b. seismic wave
A volcanic crater is _____________.
a. The part of the earth cave in during a earthquake
b. The bottom portion of the volcano.
c. A type of pyroclastic material erupted from volcanoes.
d. A funnel-shaped opening for the central vent of the volcano.
d. A funnel-shaped opening for the central vent of the volcano.
What type of tectonic plate boundary involves a collision between two tectonic plates?
a. transform
b. divergent
c. convergent
d. normal
c. convergent
What land forms are created at a subduction zone?
a. islands
b. faults
c. volcanoes only
d. mountains only
c. volcanoes only
Earthquakes are caused by ____________.
a. The moving pieces of Earth's crust.
b. Too much weight on Earth's surface.
c. Too much acid rain
d. The rising of ocean water levels.
a. The moving pieces of Earth's crust.
Which wave is the slowest wave?
a. W Waves
b. Z Waves
c. S Waves
d. None of the above
c. S Waves
A crack where Earth's crust can move ___________.
a. fault
b. focus
c. earthquake
d. All the above
a. fault
What is the largest tectonic plate?
a. Scotia plate
b. Pacific plate
c. Eurasian plate
d. Antarctic plate
b. Pacific plate
The Roman town destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was
a. Rome
b. Milan
c. London
d. Pompeii
d. Pompeii
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a. the location that emergency support workers meet during an earthquake.
b. the size of an earthquake.
c. the point on Earth's surface above where an earthquake occurs.
d. the center of an earthquake.
c. the point on Earth's surface above where an earthquake occurs.
Which of the following describes primary waves created by an earthquake?
a. They cause damage on the surface of the ground.
b. They travel out to space
c. There is no such thing as a primary wave
d. They are the fastest-moving waves.
d. They are the fastest-moving waves.
Melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's surface ___________.
a. volcanoes
b. lava
c. magma
d. tectonic plates
c. magma
A tectonic plate includes
a.all of the mantle.
b. the crust and the asthenosphere.
c. the upper mantle and the crust.
d. the mantle and the core.
c. the upper mantle and the crust.
Convection will most likely occur through
a. solids and liquids.
b. gases only.
c. liquids and gases
d. solids
c. liquids and gases
Scientists are studying a graph showing the time differences between the seismic P-waves and the seismic S-waves as they travel through Earth. Which information can they learn from the graph?
a. the magnitude of an earthquake
b. the duration of an earthquake
c. the epicenter of an earthquake
d. the intensity of an earthquake
c. the epicenter of an earthquake
Using the Richter scale, which of these earthquakes would likely cause the most damage.
a. 1-2
b. 15-20
c. 7-8
d. All earthquakes are the same
c. 7-8
The actual location within the ground where an earthquake begins is known as the .
a. focus
b. epicenter
c. locus
d. ground zero
a. focus