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Hess\' Earth Science -1
Test Description: Review of plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes and Tsunamis
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Most of the largest eathquakes have occured near what type of plate boundaries?
A
Divergent boundaries
B
Complex boundaries
C
Convegent boundaries
D
Transform boundaries
2) What year and in whtat state did Mr. St. Helens erupt most recently?
A
1980 in Wasington
B
1981 in Washington
C
1982 in Oregon
D
1979 in Oregon
3) When and where did the Loma Prieta Quake occur
A
2009 in San Francisco, CA
B
1989 on the San Andreas Fault, CA
C
1998 near Los Angelos CA..
D
1895 near Santa Cruz , CA
4) What produced the loudest sound every recorded?
A
The eruption of Vesuvius in 1945
B
The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883
C
The Chilean earthquake of 1960
D
The Alaskan earthquake of 1964
5) Where was an island volcano created in the 1960's?
A
Along the mid-Atlantic ridge near Iceland
B
Near Java in the Indian Ocean
C
In the gulf of Mexico
D
In the Caribbean
6) When and where was the big Tsunami of 2011?
A
December near Sumatra
B
February near Chile
C
March near Japan
D
January near Hawaii
7) Where and when did the largest earthquake in modern history occur?
A
2011 near Japan
B
1960 near Chile
C
1883 near Sumatra
D
1906 mear San Francisco
8) When and where in Hawaii did its deadliest Tsunami hit?
A
Kauai in 2011
B
Hilo in 1946
C
Honolulu in 1935
D
Maui in 1921
9) What is the correct order of Earth's layers before the inner core?
A
Crust, mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core.
B
None of the above
C
Crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core
D
Crust, asthenosphere, lithosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core
10) The earth has an active, moving crust broken into _____ tectonic plates
A
Five
B
Twelve
C
Fifteen
D
Eight
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