Questions On Volcanoes And Plate Tectonics! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.How are plate tectonics and volcanoes related?
- A.
They have nothing to do with one another.
- B.
Volcanoes are formed near where plates collide and are not formed anywhere else.
- C.
Volcanoes are formed near where plates collide and in the ocean.
- D.
Volcanoes are not formed where plates collide, but do form in the ocean.
- 2.A tall steep volcano is a
- A.
Shield Volcano
- B.
Composite Volcano
- C.
Cinder Cone Volcano
- D.
Ring of Fire Volcano
- 3.A short steep volcano is a
- A.
Shield Volcano
- B.
Composite Volcano
- C.
Cinder Cone Volcano
- D.
Ring of Fire Volcano
- 4.A volcano that is not steep is a
- A.
Shield Volcano
- B.
Composite Volcano
- C.
Cinder Cone Volcano
- D.
Ring of Fire Volcano
- 5.The outermost layer of the Earth is called the
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Core
- D.
Crust
- E.
Inner mantle
- 6.The lithosphere includes
- A.
The area of the mantle just under the aesthenosphere
- B.
The crust and the upper mantle
- C.
The crust and the lower mantle
- D.
The mantle and the outer core
- 7.The aesthenosphere includes
- A.
The crust and the upper mantle
- B.
The area of the mantle just below the lithosphere
- C.
The crust and the upper mantle
- D.
The mantle and the outer core
- 8.The layer of the Earth where convection currents occur is the
- A.
Crust
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Aesthenosphere
- D.
Stratosphere
- 9.Convection currents occur in the Earth because
- A.
Hot magma rises and is cooled and sinks again to be heated.
- B.
The Earth spins and not all of the magma spins at the same rate.
- C.
Cold magma rises and is heated and sinks again to be cooled.
- D.
Volcanoes pull the magma out of the Earth and it becomes lava.
- 10.How is density related to convection currents?
- A.
Cold magma is less dense than hot magma, so cold magma rises and is heated, becomes more dense, then sinks to be cooled again.
- B.
Hot magma is the same density as cold magma, the currents happen because of the heat pushing on the cold.
- C.
Density has nothing to do with convection currents. The hot and cold just mix up because of their temperature.
- D.
Hot magma is less dense than cold magma, so hot magma rises and is cooled, becomes more dense, then sinks to be heated again.
- 11.The theory of tectonic plates
- A.
Has no evidence and is not a believable theory.
- B.
Has some evidence and some scientists believe it.
- C.
Has much evidence and most scientists believe it.
- D.
Is not being investigated today.
- 12.The crust of the Earth is thick compared to ________________ and is thin compared to _________________.
- A.
California/Texas
- B.
An ant/humans
- C.
Humans/the overall size of the earth
- D.
The US/California
- 13.How many tectonic plates are there?
- A.
Six
- B.
Eight
- C.
Ten
- D.
Twelve
- 14.The deepest hole ever drilled
- A.
Did not reach its goal and gave us important information about the Earth.
- B.
Did not reach its goal and gave us no important information about the Earth.
- C.
Reached its goal and gave us no important information about the Earth.
- D.
Reached its goal and gave us important information about the Earth.
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