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Earthquakes And Volcanoes
Test Description: Chapter 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the crust and upper part of the mantle called?
A
lithosphere
B
tsunami
C
seismic waves
D
plate
2) What is the point of origin of an earthquake?
A
fault
B
epicenter
C
geyser
D
focus
3) Where is the epicenter located?
A
Below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts
B
On the earth's surface directly above the focus
C
Under the sea near a thin part of the crust
D
Near a crack in the crust
4) What are the vibrations that flow out from the earthquake's focus?
A
seismic waves
B
sound waves
C
electromagnetic waves
D
marine waves
5) Which of the following are the most destructive earthquake waves?
A
P
B
Q
C
L
D
S
6) What is the measure of an earthquake's strength called?
A
vog
B
magnitude
C
seismic energy
D
velocity
7) Which of the following can be associated with an earthquake?
A
fault
B
tsunami
C
all of these
D
volcano
8) Which of the following is NOT a type of hot spring?
A
all of the above
B
mud pot
C
geyser
D
hot spot
9) What is vog?
A
lava eruption
B
pyroclastic flow
C
volcanic fog
D
debris flow
10) What is the area along the edge of the Pacific Ocean where lots of volcanic activity occurs?
A
EVZ (Earthquake-Volcano Zone)
B
Ring of FIre
C
Pacific Seismic Zone
D
Ring of Volcanoes
11) What is magma?
A
molten rock underneath the earth's surface
B
molten rock that flows out of a volcano
C
the opening in the top of a volcano
D
a crack along the earth's surface
12) What does a seismologist study?
A
Rocks
B
Movements in the earth's crust
C
Types of volcanic eruptions
D
Volcanoes
13) Earthquke magnitude is measured by
A
the Richter scale
B
a seismograph
C
the Mercalli Scale
D
the Weight Watcher's scale
14) What machine records the movement of the earth's crust?
A
Oscilloscope
B
Electrograph
C
Stethoscope
D
Seismograph
15) What is another name for a gradual, sloping volcano?
A
Shield
B
Cinder cone
C
Sloper
D
Composite
16) What volcano has a bowl-like crater on top and only one main vent?
A
composite
B
shield
C
cinder cone
D
peak
17) If a volcano has not erupted in modern times and is not expected to erupt again, what type of volcano is it?
A
dormant
B
active
C
extinct
D
sleeping
18) Pieces of ash and lava blown into the air is called
A
magma
B
tephra
C
lava
D
cinder
19) What type of volcano has different kinds of eruptions causing layers in its formation?
A
shield
B
composite
C
cinder cone
D
sloping
20) What type of hot spring perodically sends bursts of hot water into the air?
A
mud pot
B
geyser
C
hot spot
D
lava pool
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