Living with tectonic hazards

Which layer of the earth is thickest

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

What type of plate margin is being described here.

Two plates move away from each other

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

What type of plate margin is being described here

Two plates move towards each other an one is pushed under the other

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

What type of plate margin is being described here

Two plates slide past each other causing friction and pressure to build up

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

What type of plate margin is found where the Nazca and South American plates meet

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

What type of plate margin runs through Iceland

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

Why do plate margins move?

• Magma flows

• Convection flows

• Lava currents

• Convection currents

What type of volcano has steep slopes formed from thick sticky lava

• Shieled volcano

• Composite volcano

• Dome volcano

• Dormant volcano

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of living near a volcano?

• Good beaches

• Fertile soil

• The presence of minerals

What is a fast moving current of volcanic ash and dust called

• Magma

• Lava

• Parasitic cone

• Pyroclastic flow