Earthquake and Volcanoes Quiz

An instrument used to detect and record the movement on ground from earthquakes.

• Convergent Plates

• Divergent Plates

• Seismograph

• Richter Scale

When two plates collide.

• Divergent Plates

• Convergent Plates

• Transform Plates

• Shield Volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An instrument that uses seismograph data to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.

• Seismograph

• Richter Scale

• Convergent Plates

• Transform Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the name of the type of technology that records the ground movement of earthquakes?

• Richter Scale

• Satellite

• Seismograph

• Early Warning System

Jeffrey is researching Mt. Fuji. The website says that it has steep sides and was created by alternating layers of lava and ash. What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji?

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Extinct Volcano

Volcanoes can be predicted using chemical censoring technology. What do chemical censors measure?

• Sulfur Levels

• Plate Movement

• Heat Waves

• Lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What type of volcano is broad and gently sloping, formed by the eruption of low-viscosity lava?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder-Cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Transform plates

Which type of plate boundary involves two tectonic plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent plates

• Divergent Plates

• Transform plates

• Composite Volcano

What type of volcano is steep and made from layers of ash and lava?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder-Cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Divergent Plates

What type of volcano is small, steep, and made from volcanic debris?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder-Cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Convergent plates