Earthquakes And Volcanoes Quiz

7 Questions | By Cmassey | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 6724

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There are a lot of occurrences that occur on the earth surface that can be very disastrous in high levels. Earthquakes are usually as a result of shifts in the tectonic plates and volcanoes allow for hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. Test your knowledge on Volcanoes and Earthquakes by taking up this test!

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1.

What is the richter scale
- A.
  
  A device that measures the number of eathquakes
- B.
  
  A device that measures the intensity of a eathquake
- C.
  
  A device that measures the name of a volcano
2.

The richter scale has never gone above 9
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

A volcano that is no longer active is called what
- A.
  
  Extinct
- B.
  
  Dead
- C.
  
  Sleeping
4.

A earthquake is only noticeable by instruments up to what on the richter scale
- A.
  
  5
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  3
5.

Molten rock is called
- A.
  
  Sediment
- B.
  
  Magma
- C.
  
  Ash
6.

A eathquake is caused when
- A.
  
  The earths plates rub together
- B.
  
  When mountains collapse
- C.
  
  Heavy storms
7.

Volcanoes only erupt after a eathquake
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False