TY quiz End of Hilary 2022

The name of the plate that we're on is the:

• European plate

• Eurasian plate

• Euroasiana plate

• Europa league plate

This can be the result of an underwater earthquake

Where is it hottest underneath the Earths crust?

• Upper mantle

• Lower mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What causes the earths plates to move?

• Convection currents

• Sea floor movement

• Subduction

• Sedimentary rocks

This country is found on the mid atlantic ridge

• Ireland

• Iceland

• Portugal

• Hawaii

This plate boundary is found in the middle of the atlantic ocean

This is the process where one plate goes under another at a destructive plate boundary

• Convection

• Subduction

• Sea floor spreading

• Folding

This plate boundary is also called transform or passive

Which EQ scale measures damage?

• Mercalli

• Richter

Which waves cause the most amount of damage in an EQ?

• P Waves

• S Waves

• D Waves

• X Waves