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Directions: Choose the letter that best answer a question or complete the sentence.
1.What do you call the movement when oceanic and crustal plates collide? *
A.Divergent
B.Convergent
C.Transform
D.Convection
2.The following are rapid processes that change Earth’s surface except *
A.EARTHQUAKE
B.WEATHERING
C.VOLCANIC ERUPTION
D.WATER CYCLE
3.What do you call a movement when two plates slide past each other? *
A.Divergent
B.Convergent
C.Transform
D.Convection
4.Which of the following is not an effect of earthquake on earth’s surface? *
A.LANDSLIDE
B.MASS WASTING
C.FISSURES
D.TIDAL WAVE
5.Which is used to measure magnitude of an earthquake? *
A.TILTMETER
B.MERCALLI SCALE
C.RICHTER SCALE
D.SEISMOGRAPH
6.This refers to the amount of energy released by the earthquake from its origin. *
A.INTENSITY
B.MAGNITUDE
C.STRESS
D.CURRENT
7.The theory that the plates of the crust are always moving is called. *
A.PLATE TECTONICS
B.TECTONIC PLATE
C.FOCUS
D.FAULT
8.The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus is the *
A.CRUST
B.FOCUS
C.MANTLE
.EPICENTER
9.Which is used to measure magnitude of an earthquake? *
A.TILTMETER
B.MERCALLI SCALE
C.RICHTER SCALE
D.SEISMOGRAPH
10.Why do earthquakes occur? *
A.Due to loose rocks fall from the mountainsides
B.Due to movement of crustal plates
C.Due to thinning of earth’s crust
D.Due to weather disturbances
11.What is a volcanic eruption? *
A.it is a region deep within earth’s mantle from which heat rises.
B.it is an event that happens when the temperature rises and lava, gases and ashes C.discharged from the volcanic vent.
D.it is sudden tremendous shaking of the ground, causing great destruction.
E.It is the sudden shifting of the land which expels waste
12.What is a volcano that is currently inactive but may erupt again? *
A.COMPOSITE
B.EXTINCT
C.ACTIVE
D.DORMANT
13.Magma that reaches the earth surface is called *
A.MAGMATIC MATERIALS
B.LAVA
C.LAHAR
D.PYROCLASTIC MATERIALS
14.Which is an instrument that can be used to predict an eruption? *
A.SEISMOGRAPH
B.THERMOMETER
C.THERMOGRAPH
D.SEISMOGRAM
15.When does a tsunami occur? *
A.When an earthquake is weak
B.When an earthquake is far away
C.When an earthquake occurs on land
D.When an earthquake occurs on the ocean floor
16.Which of the following can be triggered by an earthquake? *
A.SOLAR FLARE
B.TSUNAMI
C.TYPHOON
D.ALL OF THE ABOVE
17.Volcanoes create new land on the Earth’s surface when *
1 point
A.lava flows then cool and hardens to form rock.
B.an eruption destroys the side of a mountain.
C.magma forms giant underground chambers.
D.saltwater touches lava and changes into steam
18.A volcano can directly change the earth’s ATMOSPHERE except *
1 point
a. adding heat to the atmosphere
b. building up layers of hardened lava.
c. releasing sulfuric gases
d. shooting out clouds of ash and smoke
19.The point inside Earth’s crust where an earthquake begins is the *
A.CRUST
B.FOCUS
C.MANTLE
D.EPICENTER
20.When does a volcanic eruption occur? *
A.There is a vertical displacement of seawater
B.Two plates slide past each other
C.Rocks are broken down into pieces or particles
D.Pressure builds up and forces magma up the vent
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Answer:
1. A.
2. C.
3. C.
4. A.
5. D.
6. C.
7. B.
8. B.
9. C.
10. D.
11. A.
12. D.
13. D.
14. A.
15.B.
16.C.
17. C.
18. C.
19. A.
20. D.