Which waves travel the deepest into the center of Earth?

They all travel to the center of the inner core.

How does the amount of silica content change the viscosity of magma? How does this affect the flow of the magma?

A low silica content leads to a low viscosity and a faster rate of flow.

A low silica content leads to a low viscosity and a slower rate of flow.

A low silica content leads to a high viscosity and a slower rate of flow.

A low silica content leads to a high viscosity and a faster rate of flow.

Volcanoes can form over a plume, or rising current of hot mantle. As a tectonic plate slowly moves over a plume, a volcano will form and then die as it moves away from the hot spot. Then the next volcano will form. If the hot spot shown made all the islands in the figure, is the plate pictured below moving toward you or away from you?

The plate is moving away from me.

A normal fault occurs where forces pull two blocks of rock apart. At which kind of plate boundary does this occur? Why?

divergent plate boundary - This is where plates are moving apart.

convergent plate boundary - This is where plates are coming closer together.

convergent plate boundary - This is where plates are moving apart.

divergent plate boundary - This is where plates are coming closer together.

Which statement accurately describes a pyroclastic flow?

Pyroclastic flows move at speeds of more than 100 km/hr and have temperatures over 2,000°C.

Pyroclastic flows occur when the snow and ice of the summit are melted and mix with the ash and mud on the mountain.

Pyroclastic flows move very slowly, and are rarely deadly.

Pyroclastic flows move very quickly but are relatively cool.

Which movement of two blocks of rock along a fault causes an earthquake to occur?

sliding horizontally past each other

Looking at the figure that shows world-wide earthquake distribution, the white lines represent plate boundaries. Which statement is true?

Earthquakes most frequently occur along plate boundaries

Earthquakes always occur along plate boundaries.

Earthquakes rarely occur along plate boundaries.

Which statement is true?

Earthquakes most frequently occur along plate boundaries

Earthquakes always occur along plate boundaries.

Earthquakes rarely occur along plate boundaries.

Earthquakes never occur along plate boundaries.

Lava flows like the one from Mount Etna in 2008,

travel quickly and cause many deaths.

Where can volcanoes form?

over hotspots in the middle of plates

Earthquakes and Volcanoes Practice Test

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Earthquakes are the vibrations in the ground that result from severe storms. _______________

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Breaks in Earth's lithosphere are called fractures. _______________

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The forces that move tectonic plates also move rocks along the fault. _______________

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In a strike-slip fault, two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other. _______________

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Most earthquakes occur in the centers of continents. _______________

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The larger the force applied to a fault, the smaller the chance of a large earthquake. _______________

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The Modified Mercalli scale uses the amount of ground motion at a given distance from an earthquake to determine magnitude. _______________

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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Practice Test

62 questions

Earthquakes are the vibrations in the ground that result from severe storms. _______________

Breaks in Earth's lithosphere are called fractures. _______________

The forces that move tectonic plates also move rocks along the fault. _______________

In a strike-slip fault, two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other. _______________

Most earthquakes occur in the centers of continents. _______________

The larger the force applied to a fault, the smaller the chance of a large earthquake. _______________

The Modified Mercalli scale uses the amount of ground motion at a given distance from an earthquake to determine magnitude. _______________

Secondary seismic waves cause rocks to vibrate in the same direction waves travel. _______________

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