What Causes Mountains, Volcanoes, And Earthquakes?

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What Causes Mountains, Volcanoes, And Earthquakes? - Quiz

It’s very easy to take the time to acknowledge the beauty of a mountain or a volcano, or the sheer horror of an earthquake, but do you even know how the things are formed? Let’s find out!


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    Earth has 3 distinct layers.  Choose the best answer with the layers from the outside inward.
    • A. 

      Crust, core, mantle

    • B. 

      Crust, mantle, core

    • C. 

      Mantle, crust, core

    • D. 

      Mantle, core, crust

    • E. 

      Core, mantle, crust

  • 2. 
    We live on the Earth's surface, also known as 
    • A. 

      Crust

    • B. 

      Mantle

    • C. 

      Core

  • 3. 
    The thinnest Earth's layer
    • A. 

      Core

    • B. 

      Mantle

    • C. 

      Crust

  • 4. 
    The Earth's crust is made of 
    • A. 

      Wood

    • B. 

      Rock

    • C. 

      Water

    • D. 

      Metal

  • 5. 
    The mantle is 
    • A. 

      Hot

    • B. 

      Cold

    • C. 

      Warm

    • D. 

      Chilly

  • 6. 
    Although the mantle is made of rock, the lower part of the mantle is 
    • A. 

      Soft

    • B. 

      Hard

  • 7. 
    Part of the hot and soft lower mantle can reach the Earth's surface through 
    • A. 

      Erosion

    • B. 

      Volcanoes

    • C. 

      Glaciers

  • 8. 
    The hottest Earth's layer is 
    • A. 

      Crust

    • B. 

      Mantle

    • C. 

      Core

  • 9. 
    The core can be divided into two parts
    • A. 

      Outer core of solid iron and a liquid iron layer

    • B. 

      Outer core of liquid or molten acid and a solid iron layer

    • C. 

      Outer core of liquid or molten iron and a solid limestone layer

    • D. 

      Outer core of liquid or molten iron and a solid iron layer

  • 10. 
    What keeps the inner core solid?
    • A. 

      Temperature

    • B. 

      Pressure

    • C. 

      Wind

  • 11. 
    Earth's crust is made up of many pieces of rock known as 
    • A. 

      Valleys

    • B. 

      Plates

    • C. 

      Bowls

  • 12. 
    Earth's plates fit together like pieces of jigsaw puzzle
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 13. 
    There are ________ major plates
    • A. 

      4

    • B. 

      7

    • C. 

      12

    • D. 

      10

  • 14. 
    Most of North America belongs to 
    • A. 

      Pacific Plate

    • B. 

      North American Plate

    • C. 

      Eurasia Plate

  • 15. 
    California is on the North American Plate and the ___________
    • A. 

      Eurasian Plate

    • B. 

      Pacific Plate

    • C. 

      South American Plate

    • D. 

      Atlantic Plate

  • 16. 
    The plates float on the soft rock of the 
    • A. 

      Crust

    • B. 

      Mantle

    • C. 

      Core

  • 17. 
    Pressure and heat within the Earth produce currents in the soft rock of the mantle and cause it to move.  This is what causes the plates to move
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 18. 
    Plate movement is very __________only a few _________ each year
    • A. 

      Slow, inches

    • B. 

      Slow, centimeters

    • C. 

      Fast, feet

    • D. 

      Fast, miles

  • 19. 
    This is not an example of a plate movement
    • A. 

      Push together

    • B. 

      Pull apart

    • C. 

      Float by itself

  • 20. 
    Plate movement can cause Earth's landforms to change
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 21. 
    When plates collide, __________ is released
    • A. 

      Heat

    • B. 

      Water

    • C. 

      Energy

  • 22. 
    This is not an example of landform changes when plates collide
    • A. 

      Mountain rises

    • B. 

      Volcano erupts

    • C. 

      Deep trenches form

    • D. 

      Valley forms

  • 23. 
    Andes Mountains is an example of 
    • A. 

      Plates colliding

    • B. 

      Plates pulling apart

  • 24. 
    Africa's Great Rift Valley is an example of 
    • A. 

      Plates colliding

    • B. 

      Plates pulling apart

  • 25. 
    When plates pull apart
    • A. 

      New sea floor is formed at the ridges

    • B. 

      Sea floor is lost

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