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Earthquake Explorers
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A Test / Pretest for upper primary students before studying Earth Science.
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1
Which of the following changes is not caused by movement in the Earth's layers.
Tsumami
Volcanic Eruption
Earthquake
Meteor impact
2
The thickness of the Earth's crust is between
up to 300 kms
20 and 150 kms
less than 1 km
8 and 70 kms
3
Australia has fewer Earthquakes than New Zealand because
It is nearer to a plate boundary
It is further from a plate boundary
4
When two of the Earth's tectonic plates move away from each other it is called
A Convergent Boundary
A Divergent Boundary
A Landslide
A transform boundary
5
Continents move because they are floating on the Sea
True
False
6
Granite is a typical igneous rock found in
Oceanic Plates
Continental Plates
7
An ocean plate will tend to have a higher density than a continental plate
False
True
8
The outermost layer of the Earth is known as :
The Core
The Crust
The Mesosphere
The Mantle
9
When two of the Earth's tectonic plates move towards each other it is called
A transform boundary
A Landslide
A Divergent Boundary
A Convergent Boundary
10
When two of the Earth's tectonic plates slip past each other it is called
A Landslide
A Divergent Boundary
A transform boundary
A Convergent Boundary
11
Earthquakes are more common in hot countries because they are caused by the Sun
False
True
12
A device for measuring an Earthquake is called
Seismograph
Reichtometer
Seismometer
