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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 outer core and the mantle
B
The mantle
C
The upper mantle and the crust
D
The crust and the outer core
2) The beginning point of an earthquake is its
A
epicenter
B
magnitude
C
eruption
D
focus
3) A volcano that has a bowl like crater at its top and only one main vent is a
A
shield
B
cinder cone
C
composite cone
D
Pelean
4) A volcano that has erupted in the past and is expected to erupt again is
A
extinct
B
active
C
dormant
D
dangerous
5) Scientists who study the movements of the earth are called
A
pedologists
B
scientologists
C
seismologists
D
volanologists
6) The idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates is the theory of
A
The Ring of Fire
B
plate tectonics
C
Pangaea
D
volcanologists
7) Breaks in the earth's surface along which rocks can move are
A
volcanoes
B
vents
C
faults
D
plate boundaries
8) An earthquakes magnitude can be measured by
A
a seismograph
B
a geodometer
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
Pelean eruption
B
Hawaiian eruption
C
pyroclastic flow
D
Strombolain flow
10) A large, gradually sloping volcano resembling an upside-down bowl is a
A
shield volcano
B
composite cone volcano
C
Pelean
D
cinder cone volcano
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