Do You Really Know About Earth's Physical Structure? Trivia Quiz

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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!

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  • 2. 

    ___ is also known as the "flying" rock.

    • Tefera

    Correct Answer
    A. Tefera
  • 3. 

    ___ is a crack in the earth's crust?

    • Vent

    Correct Answer
    A. Vent
  • 4. 

    What is compression?

    • Pulling apart

    • Squeezing together

    • A twisting motion

    • Sliding past somethin

    Correct Answer
    A. Squeezing together
  • 5. 

    The places where plates meet is called what?

    • Bounderies

    • Rings

    • Belts

    • Trenches

    Correct Answer
    A. Bounderies
  • 6. 

    What are the name for the crust and upper mantle?

    • Lithosphere

    • Genosphere

    • Asthenosphere

    • Sciosphere

    Correct Answer
    A. Lithosphere
  • 7. 

    What is the epicentre?

    • None of the above

    • The place a quake actuly accurs

    • A place where there is an I.E.P.

    • The place where the quake seems to come from

    Correct Answer
    A. The place where the quake seems to come from
  • 8. 

    True or false, A (cinder-cone) is a mountain with shallow sides.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 9. 

    What are body waves?

    • Surface waves

    • P-waves

    • S-waves

    • B and C

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. B and C
  • 10. 

    Name the terms for small and large depressions.

    • Craters and faults

    • Trenches and caldaras

    • Craters and caldaras

    • Faults and trenches

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Craters and caldaras
  • 11. 

    What is the name for molten rock?

    • Lava

    • Fluid

    • Mantle

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. None of the above
  • 12. 

    What is a fault?

    • A crack in a tree

    • A crack in rocks where rocks break

    • Where lava comes out

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. A crack in a tree

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