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Restless Earth End-of-Topic Quiz
Restless Earth End-of-Topic Quiz
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1
Which of the following things could NOT cause a tsunami to occur?
Earthquake
Tornado
Landslide
Volcanic Eruption
2
In which year did the Haiti earthquake occur?
2009
2011
2010
2012
3
What was the date of the Indian Ocean tsunami?
25th December 2005
26th December 2005
25th December 2004
26th December 2004
4
Which of these options is describing OCEANIC plate?
Thicker depth
Less dense
Can be created and destroyed
Cannot be created or destroyed
5
Which type of volcano forms at destructive plate margins?
Composite
Shield
6
What is the capital city of Kenya?
Dar es Salaam
Mombassa
Nairobi
Cape Town
7
Approximately how many people died in the Haiti earthquake?
220,000
22,000
2200
2,200,000
8
What do you call the point deep down in the crust where an earthquake starts?
Epifocus
Quake zone
Focus
Epicentre
9
What type of plate boundary is shown in this diagram?
Conservative
Constructive
Collision
Destructive
10
Which of these colours is NOT in the Norwegian flag?
White
Red
Blue
Green
11
What type of plate boundary is shown in THE MIDDLE of this diagram?
Destructive
Conservative
Collision
Constructive
12
In which year did Montserrat start erupting?
1993
1990
1999
1995
13
Which of these mountain ranges are NOT fold mountains?
Himalayas
Rockies
Pennines
Andes
14
What does the Mercalli scale measure?
The size of a tsunami caused by an earthquake
The size of the shockwaves caused by an earthquake
The number of people killed in an earthquake
The amount of damage caused by an earthquake
15
How good is Geography?
Fine
Rubbish
The best thing since sliced bread
OK
16
What type of plate margin is Montserrat found on?
Collision
Constructive
Destructive
Conservative
17
What type of volcano is Mauna Loa on Hawaii?
Shield
Composite
18
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
19
Which type of volcano has thick, sticky lava and steep sides?
Sheild
Composite
20
What is the approximate population of China?
1.3 million
13 billion
1.3 billion
130 million
21
Which of these is NOT a way in which humans use fold mountains?
Geothermal Power
Farming on terraces
Hydro Electric Power (HEP)
Snow sports
22
How many people died as a result of the Montserrat eruptions?
167
19
3
45
23
Which of these is the name of the main feature of a supervolcano?
Crater
Caldera
Geyser
Cone
24
How strong (on the Richter Scale) was the earthquake which caused the Indian Ocean tsunami?
6.4
9.0
7.3
9.8
25
What type of plate boundary can you see at the TWO EDGES of this diagram?
Constructive
Collision
Destructive
Conservative
26
Which of these counties is not a county of England?
Gloucestershire
Yorkshire
Wiltshire
Cumbria
27
Which of these is NOT a country in Africa?
Mauritania
Gabon
Haiti
Eritrea
28
Which country was worst affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami?
Indonesia
India
Thailand
Sri Lanka
29
What is the name of Montserrat's capital city, which was buried in ash and became a ghost town?
Southampton
Plymouth
Dartmouth
Portsmouth
30
Which of these is a key feature in fold mountain formation?
Constructive plate margin
Geosyncline
Conservative plate margin
Magma uplift