Tectonic Hazards

Which layer of Earth is described in the statement below?

The outer layer of Earth which is approximately 0-60km thick. It is the layer upon which we live.

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

• Outer core

Select all of the characteristics that belong to continental plates.

• Made of granite rock

• Between 5-8km thick

• Found under the land

• Heavy

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

• Convection currents

• Friction

• Gravity

• Tension

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

• Conservative

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Collision

True or false?

Volcanoes do not occur at conservative plate boundaries.

• True

• False

What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?

• Conservative

• Divergent

• Convergent

What is the name given to a volcano which occurs not on a plate boundary?

• Shield

• Composite

• Active

• Hotspot

Select all of the secondary effects from the list below.

• Looting

• Buildings collapse

• Railway lines and roads destroyed

• Disease spreading

How many people died as a result of the Haiti 2010 earthquake?

• 572

• 26

• 784,000

• 316,000

What is the definition of magnitude?

• Steal goods from a place

• How powerful an earthquake is

• A disease that spreads through contaminated water

• How successful something is