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YR9 Plate Tectonics Revision
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Revision of Plate Tectonics and Tectonic Hazards #platetectonics #ks3 # tectonichazards
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What is this area surrounding the pacific plate known as?
Ring of fire
Pacific ring
Ring of mordor
Red ring
2
Earthquakes are caused by .......
Seismic waves
Current waves
Sortof waves
3
The name of the USA volcano that erupted in 1980
Mt. St Helens
Mt. Pendle
Mt. Americanus
Mt. Vesuvius
4
Mountain Ranges like the Himalayas and the Alps are examples of ................... mountains
Fold
Fluke
Forced
Flops
5
....and how many were left homeless?
1.5 million
500,000
100,000
3 million
6
How many people did the 1980 Mt. St Helens eruption?
57
300,000
150
10,000
7
Molten rock that has escaped onto Earth's surface is known as....
Magma
Megma
Lava
Leva
8
Molten rock underneath the surface of the Earth is known as....
Magma
Lava
9
The Earth has this many layers:
4
8
6
2
10
The circular hole/ cavity in the top of a volcano is known as the...
Gator
Grater
Crater
Slater
11
This is the outermost layer of the Earth:
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
12
This is the inner-most layer of the Earth:
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Crust
13
When two plates are moving toward each other, it is this type of boundary:
Destructive
Constructive
Divergent
Plastic
14
This type of crust is the most dense and thinnest:
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Mantle Crust
Core Crust
15
The place in the volcano that holds magma
Magma meander
Magma maker
Magma measure
Magma chamber
16
This layer is least dense:
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
17
Earthquakes can be measured using the ............ scale
Rich
Richter
Ripper
Rapper
18
Tectonic Plates are made of this:
Ice
Crust
Mantle
Asthenosphere
19
In which country is Kobe located?
India
Malaysia
Japan
China
20
One piece of evidence used to support the Continental Drift Hypothesis was:
Fossils
Clouds
Water
Meteor Fragments
21
Two plates sliding past each other is this type of boundary:
Convergent
Conservative
Divergent
Excellent
22
True or False: The UK is located right on a plate margin
False
True
23
The point where earthquake waves started is known as the ....
Epicentre
Focus
Epipen
Foci
24
The epicentre is...
The point on earths surface directly above the focus
The point in the mantle directly below the focus
The point on earths surface directly below the focus
25
What did the 1995 Kobe earthquake measure on the Richter scale?
8
5
7
6
26
Which of these is NOT a reason why people live near tectonic hazards such as volcanoes?
Cheap electricity (Geothermal)
No funds to move away
Fertile soils
Cheap travel
27
Where two tectonic plates meet
Tectonic Guild
Plate Hot-spot
Plate China
Plate Margin
28
This layer is most dense:
Crust
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
29
What type of plate boundary did the 1995 Kobe earthquake occur on?
Conservative
Destructive
Constructive
30
This layer is made of liquid Iron and Nickel:
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
31
An event where the ground shakes
Volcano
Earthshake
Seismometer
Earthquake
32
Is Haiti a high income country (HIC), or a low income country (LIC)
Low income country (LIC)
High income country (HIC)
33
What did the 2010 Haiti earthquake measure on the Richter scale?
5
9
7
4
34
Which part of the Earth is the hottest?
The crust
The mantle
The inner core
The outer core
35
How many people died as a result of the 1995 Kobe earthquake?
16,400
6,400
164,000
640
36
Where liquid rock burst out through Earth's surface
Hot spring vents
Vulcan
Earthquakes
Volcano
37
Ash, Lava flow and Volcanic bombs are examples of....
Secondary effects
Primary effects
38
How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake?
Over 200,000
Less than 20,000
Over 2 million
Around 6,000
39
What is earthquake prediction?
Informing people of what to do in an earthquake
Attempts to forecast an earthquake
Constructing buildings so they are safe
40
The idea that the Earth is made of different slabs that move around is the....
Drifting Earth Hypothesis
Wandering Earth Theory
Tectonic Plate theory
41
What is the force behind the movement of tectonic plates?
Flow currents
Conception currents
Convection currents
Seismic waves
42
Wegener proposed that the continents were once joined in a large land mass called:
Largelandmassia
Pangaea
Giant Panda
Rodinia
43
Convection Currents are found in this layer:
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
44
How are convection currents created?
Heat from the earths core
From strong surface winds
From global warming
Through the energy of the Sun
45
This type of crust is least dense and thickest:
Oceanic Crust
Core Crust
Mantle Crust
Continental Crust
46
What sort of plate boundary caused the Haiti earthquake?
Conservative
Destructive
Constructive
47
This is a type of plate boundary
Convergent
Metallic
Destructive
Constructive
48
The type of boundary where plates are moving away from one another
Constructive
Transform
Convergent
Moonish
49
The Continental Drift Hypothesis was first proposed by:
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Mr. Coward
Alfred Wegener
50
What tectonic plate is the UK located on?
Pacific
Eurasian
Cocoa
Nazca
51
Magma and Lava are both made of.....
Liquid Ice
Molten Gold
Molten Cheese
Molten rock
52
When a plate descends or drops into the mantle, it is known as this:
Mantlitis
Submarine
Redirection
Subduction
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What earthquake in the Caribbean have we looked at?
Hechta
Kaite
Haiti
Kobe
