What is geothermal energy?
A) The heat inside the Earth
B) The heat given off by rocks at the Earth's crust
C) The heat given off by rocks when heated by the sun
A) The heat inside the Earth
100
Plate boundaries may be:
A) Convergent, divergent, transform
B) Transform, destructive, convergent
C) Convergent, divergent, constructive
A) Convergent, divergent, transform
100
Earthquakes occur when rocks in the lithosphere move or are broken at a certain point called:
A) The hypocentre
B) The hypercentre
C) The epicentre
A) The hypocentre
100
The pipe that links the magma chamber to the outside of a volcano which then expels volcanic material is called:
A) The conduit
B) The crater
C) The volcanic edifice
A) The conduit
100
California has how many seismic activities each year?
A) 1,000
B) 10,000
C) 5,000
B) 10,000
200
Wind is generated when:
A) Hot air circulates on the surface of the Earth, and cold air circulates in the upper layers of the atmosphere
B) Hot air on surface rises, and cold air sinks from the upper layers of atmosphere
C) Cold air rises from surface and hot air from upper layers of the atmosphere sink to surface
B) Hot air on surface rises, and cold air sinks from the upper layers of atmosphere
200
Divergent boundaries usually meet:
A) Oceanic trenches
B) A rift
C) Oceanic ridges
C) Oceanic ridges
200
Seismic waves reach the Earth's surface at a specific point called:
A) The hypocentre
B) The hypercentre
C) The epicentre
C) The epicentre
200
What are pyroclasts?
A) The liquids expelled by a volcano
B) The solids expelled by a volcano
C) The gases released by a volcano
B) The solids expelled by a volcano
200
The safest place to be during a large earthquake is:
A) The toilet
B) Under a desk
C) Under a doorway
C) Under a doorway
300
Surface water evaporates as a result of:
A) Solar energy
B) Geothermal energy
C) Wind energy
A) Solar energy
300
Plates with conservative boundaries:
A) Rub together when moving at an angle but in the same direction
B) Rub together when moving in parallel but opposite directions
C) Rub together when moving in parallel and same direction
B) Rub together when moving in parallel but opposite directions
300
Which areas experience the most seismic activity?
A) Inland continental areas
B) Areas far away from tectonic plate boundaries
C) Areas near tectonic plate boundaries
C) Areas near tectonic plate boundaries
300
Where do volcanoes usually originate?
A) At convergent boundary and intraplate areas
B) At divergent boundary and intraplate areas
C) At convergent boundary and divergent boundary areas and sometimes intraplate areas
C) At convergent boundary and divergent boundary areas and sometimes intraplate areas
300
The coolest plate of the San Andreas Fault is:
A: The Los Angeles plate
B: The North American plate
C: The Pacific plate
C: The Pacific plate (duh dudes)
400
Clouds form when:
A) Water vapor evaporates in the upper layers of atmosphere
B) Water vapor condenses on the surfaces of Earth
C) Water vapor condenses in the upper layers of the atmosphere
C) Water vapor condenses in the upper layers of the atmosphere
400
In convergent plate boundaries:
A) Plates move towards one another and create a lithosphere
B) Plates move towards one another and destroy lithosphere
C) Plates separate and form new lithosphere
B) Plates move towards one another and destroy lithosphere
400
What does the Richter scale measure?
A) The probability of earthquakes happening
B) The frequency of earthquakes
C) The strength of earthquakes
C) The strength of earthquakes
400
Volcanoes with non-explosive eruptions release:
A) Clouds of burning pyroclasts
B) Clouds of burning pyroclasts and toxic gases
C) Very runny lava
C) Very runny lava
400
Where was the University that Max went to study?
A) San Diego
B) Santa Barbara
C) Santiago de Compostela
B) Santa Barbara
500
Dynamic processes in the atmosphere and hydrosphere give rise to which type of rocks?
A) Igneous
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
C) Sedimentary
500
Clay is:
A) Detrital sedimentary rock
B) Non-detrital sedimentary rock
C) Detrital igneous rock
A) Detrital sedimentary rock
500
Foliated and non-foliated rocks are types of:
A) Sedimentary rocks
B) Igneous rocks
C) Metamorphic rocks
C) Metamorphic rocks
500
What is magma?
A) Very hot plant masses that melt in the Earth's interior
B) Very hot mineral masses that melt on the Earth's exterior
C) Very hot mineral masses that melt in the Earth's interior
C) Very hot mineral masses that melt in the Earth's interior
500
The famous earthquake that rocked Max in his bed in 1996 is called:
A) The Big One
B) The Northridge Earthquake
C) The Naked Dad Earthquake Catastrophe