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