Earthquakes And Volcanoes Quiz
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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!
Questions and Answers
- 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- 3.A volcano that is no longer active is called what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
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