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Science Q2T2 2015
Test Description: Chapter 7 and 8
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Sudden movements of rock along a fault cause
A
stress
B
tectonic plate boundaries
C
seismic gaps
D
earthquakes
2) Most earthquakes occur
A
along tectonic plate boundaries
B
near the center of tectonic plates
C
in Earth's mantle
D
in Earth's core
3) When an earthquake occurs, the first seismic waves to reach a nearby city are
A
primary waves
B
tertiary waves
C
secondary waves
D
surface waves
4) The point on Earth's surface directly above where rocks first start to move during an earthquake is the earthquake's
A
primary wave
B
seismic station
C
epicenter
D
aftershock
5) An earthquake in the ocean floor causes a water wave to form. This wave is an example of a(n)
A
tsunami
B
fault
C
liquefaction
D
aftershock
6) Which of the following help reduce earthquake damage to tall office buildings?
A
larger rooms
B
cross braces
C
brick walls
D
more windows
7) The strength of an earthquake depends in part on the
A
number of aftershocks it produces
B
speed at which blocks of rock move
C
distance over which blocks of rock move
D
types of seismic waves it produces
8) Secondary waves can travel through
A
rocks
B
air
C
oceans
D
lakes
9) Which seismic wave type causes the most ground motion to occur?
A
tertiary waves
B
secondary waves
C
surface waves
D
primary waves
10) During an earthquake, a large building sank down into the soil it was built on. The soil underneath this building was likely
A
wet and sandy
B
wet and rocky
C
dry and sandy
D
dry and rocky
11) What is one way that a folded mountain belt can form?
A
Old volcanoes erupt and grow.
B
Two oceanic plates spread apart.
C
Blocks of crust move along faults.
D
Two continental plates push together.
12) A dense cloud of super-hot gases and rock fragments that races downhill from an erupting volcano is called a
A
pyroclastic flow
B
cinder eruption
C
landslide
D
steam explosion
13) What is a volcano?
A
an opening through which lava, rocks, and gases erupt
B
a huge crater that forms as the result of collapsing rocks
C
a mountain that forms as the result of faulting
D
a chamber of magma deep beneath the surface
14) What are some of the effects of volcanic eruptions on Earth's atmosphere?
A
a decrease in the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth and an increase in Earth's temperature
B
an increase in acid rain and an increase in Earth's temperature
C
an increase in acid rain and a decrease in Earth's temperature
D
an increase in the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth and a decrease in acid rain
15) Scientists monitor volcanoes to
A
predict when future eruptions will occur
B
cool the temperature of the magma rising inside the volcano
C
prevent future eruptions from occuring
D
prevent gases from escaping through openings in Earth's crust
16) Along which type of plate boundary are folded mountains most likely to form?
A
transform
B
active
C
convergent
D
divergent
17) An opening through which lava, rocks, and gases erupt is called a
A
volcano
B
geyser
C
fumerole
D
caldera
18) Most volcanoes occur
A
along plate boundaries
B
along fault zones
C
in the center of a continent
D
over hot spots
19) Folded mountains form at tectonic boundaries where
A
plates move horizontally past each other
B
new ocean crust is formed
C
plates move away from each other
D
plates move toward each other
20) What makes a pyroclastic flow so dangerous?
A
its temperature and its volume
B
its temperature and its silica content
C
its speed and its cinder content
D
its speed and its temperature
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