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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes
Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes
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A #science quiz about #earthquakes
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1
During an earthquake, energy spreads out in all directions as vibrations called:
seismic waves
sound waves
radio waves
heat waves
2
Why is Charleston prone to having earthquakes?
we live on a convergent plate boundary
we live on a fault
we live near the ocean
we live at a divergent boundary
3
What kind of rock is oceanic crust made of?
basalt
limesone
granite
silicon
4
A bunch of volcanoes in the middle of a plate is called? (Hawaii is an example)
transform boundary
cold one
hot spot
divergent boundary
5
Plate tectonics are DIRECTLY responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
volcanoes
tsunamis
mountains
trenches
6
Earthquakes only occur at _________ and ____________.
plate boundaries and faults
plate boundaries and oceans
plate boundaries and mountains
plate boundaries and volcanoes
7
Which is NOT an example of a local effect of a volcanic eruption?
contamination of food sources
acid rain and climate change
injuries and death
disruption of water supply
8
The _________ is the machine used to measure earthquake data.
geology
cinematology
seismograph
photography
9
What type of plate boundary forms seafloor spreading?
subduction
divergent
transform
convergent
10
What is the most dense layer of Earth?
inner core
mantle
crust
outer core
11
What type of boundary creates new crust?
transform
convergent
divergent
none of the above
12
The strength of an earthquake is also known as its _____________.
seismic
magnetic field
epicenter
magnitude
13
What do we call the material that flows from a volcano on Earth's surface?
silica
magma
lava
water
14
What was the name of the super continent?
Plateau
Pangea
Patagonia
Pantagonia
15
The earthquake's _________ is where the earthquake starts INSIDE the Earth.
epicenter
seismic originator
epic
focus
16
Which of these is NOT caused by the movement of plates on the Earth's surface?
volcanoes
mountain ranges
hurricanes
earthquakes
17
Which of these geological features can form when two tectonic plates move TOWARDS each other (convergent boundary)?
new crust
mountain ranges
mid-ocean ridge
lake
18
What state of matter is our inner core?
solid
liquid
plasma
gas
19
In what layer of Earth do plates appear to 'float' on top of?
asthenosphere
stratosphere
crust
lithosphere
20
What are the two types of Earth's crust?
oceanic and continental
oceanic and pangeal
plastic and flowing
silicon and nickel