Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Convergent, Transform, Divergent

• Convergent, Subduction, Divergent

• Convergent, Rift, Divergent

• Convergent, Collision, Divergent

Topographical maps show how steep a mountainside is based on what?

• elevation
• vegetation
• temperature
• contour lines

Based on the map, where is the highest risk of an earthquake happening?

• East coast

• West coast

• Central region

• No specific region

What causes earthquakes?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tidal waves

• Sudden slipping of faults

• Heavy rainfall

What is the form created when two plates push against each other and rise?

• Valley

• Canyon

• Mountain

• Plateau

1. Large masses of rock under the earth's surface are called?

• tectonic plates
• igneous rocks
• volcanic eruptions
• geological formations

Earthquakes are created due to movement of tectonic plates at?

• 1. divergent plate boundaries, transforming plate boundaries and convergent plate boundaries

• volcanic regions
• ocean trenches
• mountain ranges

 Earthquakes,plate tectonics, and volcanoes are connected by?

• Ocean currents
• Movement of plate tectonics

• Weather patterns
• Magnetic fields

Seismographs are the most useful for studying earthquake by?

• Measuring the strength vibrations

• Predicting the occurrence of earthquakes.
• Studying the geological features of earthquake-prone areas.
• Recording and analyzing ocean waves

Patterns that describe the locations of mountain ranges looking at the map are?

• Rivers and lakes
• Political boundaries
• 1. Most mountain ranges are found along ocean and continent boundaries

• Elevation markers