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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes Review
Test Description: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a fault?
A
a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occur
B
a fracture in Earth where movement has occurred
C
the place on Earth's surface where structures move during an earthquake
D
Another name for an earthquake
2) Wegener's continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents once joined together to form
A
Two major supercontinents
B
One major supercontinent
C
Three major supercontinents
D
Two major supercontinents and three smaller continents
3) What is an earthquake's epicenter?
A
The spot below the focus
B
A spot halfway between the focus and the surface
C
Any spot along the nearest fault
D
The place on the surface directly above the focus
4) Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of which kind of energy stored in rock subjected to great force?
A
kinetic
B
elastic
C
thermal
D
mechanical
5) A seismogram shows that P waves travel
A
at the same speed as surface waves
B
faster than S waves
C
at the same speed as S waves
D
more slowly then S waves
6) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of S waves?
A
they travel more slowly then P waves
B
they shake particles at right angles in their direction of travel
C
they are also called longitudinal waves
D
they cannot be transmitted through water or air
7) Where do most earthquakes occur?
A
Around the edge of the Pacific Ocean
B
in the mountains of Africa
C
on the western lowlands of Europe
D
Around the edge of the Atlantic Ocean
8) An earthquake's magnitude is a measure of the
A
amount of shaking it produces
B
size of seismic waves it produces
C
damage it causes
D
size of surface waves it produces
9) What measurement for earthquakes do scientists use most often today?
A
Epicenter magnitude scale
B
Seismic scale
C
Richter scale
D
Moment magnitude scale
10) Liquefaction occurs when
A
loose, saturated soil turns into liquid that can't support buildings
B
earthquakes occur in the ocean and damage ships at sea
C
mudslides downhill and buries buildings
D
large waves wash over coastal areas and destroy structures
11) A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under
A
a mountain range
B
the San Andreas fault
C
a small inland lake
D
the ocean floor
12) Earth's thin, rocky outer layer is its
A
core
B
crust
C
mantle
D
outer core
13) The Earth's core is made of an alloy of
A
zinc and magnesium
B
copper and iron
C
iron and nickel
D
iron and zinc
14) What does Earth's crust and uppermost mantle form?
A
hydrosphere
B
atmosphere
C
lithosphere
D
asthenosphere
15) Earth's inner core is solid because of
A
immense pressure
B
extreme cold
C
the composition of its rock
D
its great diameter
16) What is the Moho?
A
the boundary between the crust and the mantle
B
an area of the mantle that will not transmit seismic waves
C
the boundary between the outer and inner core
D
the material of which the mantle is composed
17) What evidence supports Wegener's hypothesis?
A
fossils of the same organism have been found on different continents
B
major rivers on different continents match
C
land bridges still exist that connect major continents
D
the same mammal species exist on different continents
18) Which of the following results when divergence occurs within the oceanic lithosphere?
A
a volcano chain
B
a mountain range
C
a rift valley
D
seafloor spreading
19) Which of the following is true of a rock that has the property of paleomagnetism?
A
a major shift in polarity occurred in all rocks that were formed one million years ago
B
rocks formed millions of years ago show the location of the magnetic poles at the time of their formation
C
a rock possesses a specific polarity depending on where it is formed
D
all rocks, regardless of when they are formed, will eventually possess the same polarity
20) What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying the lithosphere?
A
convergent boundary
B
divergent boundary
C
transform fault boundary
D
transitional boundary
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