Iceland earthquakes. (Turn off "Shuffle questions")

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5th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Iceland earthquakes. (Turn off "Shuffle questions")

Iceland earthquakes. (Turn off "Shuffle questions")

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English, Geography

5th - 12th Grade

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Teacher Karl

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20 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the passage below in order to answer the questions that follow:


Iceland has 18,000 earthquakes in a week.

7th March, 2021


It's a little hard to believe, but Iceland has experienced 18,000 earthquakes in the space of a week. Most of them have been too small to feel. The largest quake was on February 24 and was a magnitude 5.6. The seismic activity suggests that a volcano in the southwest of Iceland may be about to erupt. Volcanoes in southwestern Iceland have been dormant for over 800 years, but seismologists believe an eruption could be imminent. Iceland is a volcanic island and is used to the occasional tremor. However, swarms of quakes have unsettled residents in the capital city Reykjavik. Scientists say despite the large number of quakes, there has been very little damage.


Iceland is situated on top of the meeting of tectonic plates deep in the earth. Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust around 100km thick on which Earth's land mass sits. The plates below Iceland are continually splitting apart and pushing North America and Eurasia away from each other at an infinitesimally slow rate. Living on a tectonic plate means seismic activity is inevitable. One Reykjavik resident spoke about his anxiety caused by the 18,000 recent quakes. He said: "I have experienced earthquakes before, but never so many in a row. It is very unusual to feel the Earth shake 24 hours a day for a whole week. It makes you feel very small and powerless against nature."


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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of the earthquakes in Iceland last week could be felt.
true
false

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The largest of the earthquakes was 6.5 in magnitude.
true
false

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Volcanoes in the northeast of Iceland are set to erupt.
true
false

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 18,000 earthquakes have caused very little damage.
true
false

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tectonic plates are about 100km thick.
true
false

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Iceland is on a tectonic plate that is moving very quickly.
true
false

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