Quiz about Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Question 1

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

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Inner Core

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Outer Core

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Mantle

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Crust

Question 2

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

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mantle

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crust

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outer core

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inner core

Question 3

What are the two types of crust

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continental and oceanic

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ocean and upper

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lower and upper

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pizza and subway

Question 4

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

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At plate boundaries

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in oceans

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in the middle of continents

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in the middle of plates

Question 5

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

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oceanic

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continental

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neither

Question 6

Two tectonic plates collide at a _______ plate boundary.

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

Question 7

The area where two tectonic plates meet.

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plate boundary

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mantle

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focus

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convection

Question 8

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...

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along tectonic plate boundaries

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along the coast

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in the Arctic

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in the ocean

Question 9

This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.

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mid-ocean ridge

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ocean trench

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tall mountains

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transform fault

Question 10

The idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved

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Continental Drift

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Tectonic Plates

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Transform

Question 11

The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.

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Pangaea.

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Laurasia.

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Eurasia.

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Gondwana.

Question 12

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

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continental drift.

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magnetic reversal.

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global positioning.

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oceanic drift.

Question 13

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents in the Asthenosphere

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the rotation of the Earth.

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the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

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the Moho discontinuity.

Question 14

______ a hypothesis that new sea floor is created at mid-ocean ridges and that in the process the continents are pushed apart from each other.

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SEA-FLOOR SPREADING

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PLATE TECTONIC

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FAULTS

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SEISMOMETER

Question 15

What should you NOT DO during an earthquake?

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run to a tall tree

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cover your head

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duck under the table

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park your car

Question 16

Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?

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to perform necessary precautions

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to identify what crop must be stored

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to identify when to evacuate

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to locate where to stay best

Question 17

Why is the Earth's inner core solid?

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High Pressure

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Peer Pressure

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Extreme Heat

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Composition

Question 18

Alfred Wegner's continental drift hypothesis stated that at one time in Earth's history, all the continents joined together to form...

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One Supercontinent

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Three Supercontinents

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Two Supercontinents

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Eleven Supercontinents

Question 19

One piece of evidence that supports Alfred Wegner's hypothesis is that...

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fossils of the same species are found on different continents.

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the same magnetic directions exist on different continents.

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land bridges still exist that connect major continents.

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major land rivers on different continents match

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE: Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.

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True

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False

Question 21

Crust is destroyed at which type of plate boundary?

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convergent boundaries

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divergent boundaries

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continental island arcs

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transform fault boundaries

Question 22

Identify the correct term for the location of point B.

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epicenter

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focus

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fault

Question 23

The first seismic wave to be detected is the -

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P wave

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S wave

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Surface wave

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Body wave

Question 24

An instrument used to detect and record seismic waves is the -

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seismograph

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telegraph

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seismogram

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sonar

Question 25

What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter?

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Three

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One

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Thirty-seven

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Two

Question 26

The Hawaiian islands have formed as the Pacific plate moves over...

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a hot spot

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a subduction zone

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an ocean ridge

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the Aleutian plate

Question 27

Theory that magma rises to surface at mid-ocean ridge & cools to form new seafloor

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Seafloor spreading

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Continental drift

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Plate tectonics

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Volcanoes

Question 28

Shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement of large blocks of rocks along a fault

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Earthquake

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Volcano

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Tsunami

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Surface waves

Question 29

In an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks first begin to move

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Focus

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Epicenter

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Normal fault

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Reverse fault

Question 30

These waves move along Earth's surface & cause the most damage

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Surface waves

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Primary waves

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Secondary waves

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D waves

Question 31

Based on the illustration, what are three main types of rocks formed in the rock cycle? *Multiple answers.

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

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igneous

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magma

Question 32

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Igneous Rock

Question 33

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 34

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rock Cycle

Question 35

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

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heat and pressure

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compaction and cementation

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melting and cooling

Question 36

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

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melting and cooling

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heat and pressure

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compaction and cementation

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