Plate Tectonics & Water
Plate tectonics & Water
- 1.The following two places are shield-shaped volcanoes
- A.
Hawaii
- B.
Mt St Helens
- C.
Iceland
- D.
Tambora
- E.
Kraknixtoa
- 2.What is the main cause of tsunamis?
- A.
Volcanoes
- B.
Meteors
- C.
Earthquakes
- D.
Glaciers
- 3.What is the plate that feeds the magma chambers of the Cascade range?
- A.
Nazca
- B.
North American
- C.
Cocos
- D.
Juan de Fuca
- 4.Two colliding continental boundaries will create these two things:
- A.
Large earthquakes
- B.
Mid-ocean ridges
- C.
Large mountains
- D.
Cone shaped volcanoes
- 5.The next volcano thought to erupt in the continental US is:
- A.
Baker
- B.
Hood
- C.
Washington
- D.
Katahdin
- E.
Rainier
- 6.The two cities that we are most worried about in an earthquake are:
- A.
Limington and Buxton
- B.
San Francisco and Portland
- C.
Los Angeles and Denver
- D.
San Francisco and Los Angeles
- 7.What do you do in an earthquake?
- A.
Stop drop and roll
- B.
Run stop and drop
- C.
Walk talk and dip
- D.
Drop cover and hold on
- E.
Run around screaming
- 8.What is the best way to save lives against natural disasters?
- A.
Buy everyone a helicopter
- B.
Education, education, education
- C.
Work out so you can run fast
- D.
Build a bigger bridge
- E.
Build cement walls around your house
- 9.Which two hazards are most dangerous in a volcanic eruption?
- A.
Lahars
- B.
Bombs
- C.
Ash fall
- D.
Aa
- E.
Pyroclastic flows
- 10.Which plate tectonic event should Maine be worried about?
- A.
Volcano
- B.
Tsunami
- C.
Earthquake
- 11.Water!An artesian well tries to drill to the
- A.
Cap rock
- B.
Water table
- C.
Aquifer
- D.
Indian Ocean
- 12.Which one is easily polluted?
- A.
Ordinary/dug well
- B.
Artesian
- C.
Drilled
- D.
Pounded
- 13.Which one results in "hard" water?
- A.
Ordinary
- B.
Dug
- C.
Artesian
- 14.When salty lakes dry up due to diverted rivers, it's called
- A.
Salinization
- B.
Eutrophication
- C.
Over population
- D.
Fertilization
- 15.When farmers' fertilizer runs off into ponds and lakes, it results in
- A.
Over population
- B.
Salinization
- C.
Eutrophication
- 16.Dousing got its nickname "water witching" from the
- A.
Ruby red slippers
- B.
Bubbling cauldrom
- C.
Spells placed on dousers
- D.
Witch hazel shrub
- E.
Nearby maple trees
- 17.Many well drillers use dousing rods or sticks even though it is not scientifically proven to work.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The _____________ rises and falls depending on rainfall and your amount of water use. It is also what you want to get to when digging an ordinary well.
- A.
Cap rock
- B.
Sand
- C.
Pump
- D.
Aquifer
- E.
Water table
- 19._________ is a process of bringing water back into the atmosphere by turning it to water vapor. (three answers - via water, people, & trees)
- A.
Evaporation
- B.
Condensation
- C.
Precipitation
- D.
Perspiration
- E.
Transpiration
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