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Dynamic Earth Quiz 2
Dynamic Earth Quiz 2
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Year 9 science quiz based on the second half of the Dynamic Earth topic.
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1
How was the Himalayan mountain range formed?
Divergent plates pulling away from each other
Transform Plates
Ocean plate and a continental plate sub-ducting
Convergent Plates colliding
2
What plate directly boarders along the coast of South America and the Pacific Ocean?
Nazca Plate
South American Plate
Pacific Plate
There is no correct answer
3
What happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?
Nothing usually happens
The oceanic plate is less dense and goes under the other
The oceanic plate is more dense and goes under the other
The continental plate is more dense and goes under the other
4
Highlighted on this map is the largest mountain range in the world. What is it called?
The San Andreas Fault
The Himalayas
The Mid Atlantic Ridge
The Mid Pacific Ridge
5
What is the typical topography of a divergent plate boundary?
All of these are correct
Continental Mountain Ranges
Trenches
Ridges, usually underwater
6
How far will the San Andreas fault have moved in a 12 year period?
20cm
60cm
50cm
55cm
7
What happens to the area around a volcano year later after it has erupted?
The area becomes desolate and barren
2 & 3 are both correct
The soil is full of nutrients attracting flora and fauna
Rocks cool to form sedimentary rocks
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Lava?
Is found on the Earth's surface after a volcanic eruption
Is found underneath the Earth
9
Where is Pompeii located and when was it rediscovered?
Italy, 1748
Greece, 1878
Italy, 1944
Greece, 1853
10
How far did Krakatoa shoot volcanic rock up into the sky?
70km
100km
85km
80km
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Bonus Question 2: Which volcanoes crater is this?
Krakatoa
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Tambora
Mount Gambier
12
Bonus Question 1: Is this a syncline or an anticline in the fold of a rock?
Anticline
Neither
Syncline
13
These 5 countries were once thought to be joined together. What was this supercontinent called?
Gondwanaland
Jurassic Park
Gogetthemland
Pangealand
14
How long does it take for a volcano to be called extinct?
10,000 years
100 years
1,000 years
100,000 years
15
Which volcano covered the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 4-6m of thick volcanic ash?
Mount Pompeii
Mount Tambora
Mount Vesuvius
Krakatoa
16
What is one of the extinct volcanoes found in South Australia?
Mount Gambier
St Mary's Peak
Mount Kosciusko
Mount Lofty
17
What type of plate boundary is this?
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
Transform plate boundary
All of these answers are correct
18
What was the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded on Earth?
Mount Tambora
Krakatoa
Mount Everest
Mount Vesuvius
19
Which plate boundary creates the most volcanoes and earthquakes?
Transform Boundaries
Land vs Land Convergent Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
Land vs Ocean Convergent Boundaries
20
This is a transform plate boundary. Can volcanoes occur along this boundary?
No, but they can in certain parts of the boundary
Usually
Yes
Never
21
Which volcano produced the loudest-sound ever recorded in history?
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Tambora
Krakatoa
Some massive volcano
22
What is an example of a convergent plate boundary?
San Andreas Fault
Nazca Plate
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Australian-Indonesian Plate
