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Volcanoes And Earthquakes
Test Description: SSC 8th Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which type of stress is responsible for squeezing rocks as plates push against each other
A
Shearing
B
Tension
C
Compression
2) Which type of stress is it where we have 2 masses of rock moving in opposite directions of each other?
A
Shearing
B
Tension
C
Compression
3) Which is the most destructive wave in an earthquake
A
P-Wave
B
Surface Wave
C
S-Wave
4) What type of motion does a P-Wave have?
A
Rolling
B
Transverse
C
Neither
D
Logitudinal
5) In a Normal Fault which direction does the Hanging Wall move?
A
Down
B
There is no hanging wall in a normal fault
C
Up
D
Sideways
6) As temperature decrease (colder), the viscosity of a substance will __________
A
Decrease
B
Increase
C
Stay the same
7) Japan, Indonesia, Caribbean Islands are all examples of an Island Arc. How do they form?
A
A rift valley on the ocean floor within the mid-oceanic ridge
B
Subduction between 2 oceanic plates
C
Subduction between a continental plate an oceanic plate
D
A hot spot under the ocean floor
8) Which of the following has the highest viscosity?
A
Milk
B
Honey
C
Mountain Dew
D
Water
9) A giant sea wave produced by an earthquake is called
A
Seismic Wave
B
Caldera
C
Riptide
D
Tsunami
10) Volcanoes built up of alternating layers of rock, particles, and lava is a ______________
A
Shield Volcano
B
Composite Volcano
C
Geyser
D
Cinder Cone Volcano
11) Which layer of the earth is composed of tectonic plates?
A
Asthenosphere
B
Lithosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Inner Core
12) A weakened spot on the Earth’s crust formed along plate boundaries, where rocks have slipped past each other is known as......
A
Fault
B
Rift Valley
C
Trench
D
Plate Tectonic
13) Which of these examples is NOT a main type of fault
A
Nomal Fault
B
Reverse Fault
C
Strike-slip Fault
D
Average Fault
14) Area beneath Earth’s surface where an earthquake originates
A
Epicenter
B
Focus
C
Rift
D
Subduction Zone
15) Molten rock BELOW earth's surface is called
A
Peanut Butter
B
Lava
C
Magma
D
Jelly
16) Which lava will have the highest viscosity?
A
Hot lava with little silica
B
Hot lava with lots of silcia
C
Cool lava with lots of silica
D
Cool lava with little silica
17) The inner core is.....
A
A layer of hot rock
B
A dense, solid ball of nickel and iron
C
The outermost, rock portion of the earth
D
A layer of molten metal
18) Which part of the water cycle in describes rain and snow?
A
Condensation
B
Precipitation
C
Corruption
D
Evaportation
19) Scientist who study the forces that make shape the planet Earth are called
A
Biologist
B
Physicist
C
Seismologist
D
Geologist
20) Point on the surface directly above the focus
A
Focus
B
Epicenter
C
P-scale
D
Richter Scale
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