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Test Description: Basic definition and descripton for earthquakes and volcanoes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the lithosphere
A
The upper mantle and the crust
B
The mantle
C
The crust and the outer core
D
The outer core and the mantle
2) The beginning point of an earthquake is its
A
magnitude
B
focus
C
eruption
D
epicenter
3) A volcano that has a bowl like crater at its top and only one main vent is a
A
composite cone
B
Pelean
C
shield
D
cinder cone
4) A volcano that has erupted in the past and is expected to erupt again is
A
active
B
dormant
C
extinct
D
dangerous
5) Scientists who study the movements of the earth are called
A
scientologists
B
seismologists
C
pedologists
D
volanologists
6) The idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates is the theory of
A
plate tectonics
B
The Ring of Fire
C
Pangaea
D
volcanologists
7) Breaks in the earth's surface along which rocks can move are
A
vents
B
volcanoes
C
plate boundaries
D
faults
8) An earthquakes magnitude can be measured by
A
a geodometer
B
a seismograph
C
the Richter scale
D
the Mercalli scale
9) An avalanche of red-hot dust and gases emited by a volcano is a(an)
A
Strombolain flow
B
pyroclastic flow
C
Hawaiian eruption
D
Pelean eruption
10) A large, gradually sloping volcano resembling an upside-down bowl is a
A
Pelean
B
shield volcano
C
composite cone volcano
D
cinder cone volcano
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