Do You Really Know About Earth's Physical Structure? Trivia Quiz
This is quiz has been developed for students and learners to gain knowledge about earthquakes, plate tectonics, and their effects. Do attempt all the questions So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
- 1.
Stress is a____.
- A.
Force in a push or a pull
Correct Answer
A. Force in a push or a pull -
- 2.
What are body waves?
- A.
Surface waves
- B.
P-waves
- C.
S-waves
- D.
B and C
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. B and C -
- 3.
What is a fault?
- A.
A crack in a tree
- B.
A crack in rocks where rocks break
- C.
Where lava comes out
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. A crack in a tree -
- 4.
What is compression?
- A.
Pulling apart
- B.
Squeezing together
- C.
A twisting motion
- D.
Sliding past somethin
Correct Answer
B. Squeezing together -
- 5.
What is the epicentre?
- A.
None of the above
- B.
The place a quake actuly accurs
- C.
A place where there is an I.E.P.
- D.
The place where the quake seems to come from
Correct Answer
D. The place where the quake seems to come from -
- 6.
Name the terms for small and large depressions.
- A.
Craters and faults
- B.
Trenches and caldaras
- C.
Craters and caldaras
- D.
Faults and trenches
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Craters and caldaras -
- 7.
What is the name for molten rock?
- A.
Lava
- B.
Fluid
- C.
Mantle
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. None of the above -
- 8.
What are the name for the crust and upper mantle?
- A.
Lithosphere
- B.
Genosphere
- C.
Asthenosphere
- D.
Sciosphere
Correct Answer
A. Lithosphere -
- 9.
___ is a crack in the earth's crust?
- A.
Vent
Correct Answer
A. Vent -
- 10.
___ is also known as the "flying" rock.
- A.
Tefera
Correct Answer
A. Tefera -
- 11.
The places where plates meet is called what?
- A.
Bounderies
- B.
Rings
- C.
Belts
- D.
Trenches
Correct Answer
A. Bounderies -
- 12.
True or false, A (cinder-cone) is a mountain with shallow sides.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
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