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AQA Geography Tectonics Quiz
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1What are the characteristics of the continental crust?
- AIt is older and very dense
- BIt is newer and less dense
2Earthquakes occur at conservative plate boundaries.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3At a constructive plate boundary...
- A...two plates move away from each other.
- B...two of the same plates collide and force each other up.
- C...lava flows and lahars can destroy nearby settlements.
4Where are shield volcanoes usually found?
- AConservative plate boundaries
- BDestructive plate boundaries
- CCollision plate boundaries
- DConstructive plate boundaries
5You can measure volcanic activity with a tilt meter.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6What is a crater?
- AMagma, once it reaches the surface.
- BCentral tube where magma travels through.
- CA bowl-shaped basin in the top of a volcano.
- DA settlement near an active volcano.
7Some effects of a super volcano eruption include:
- A1,000 Km3 of material is erupted
- BThe whole town or city is destroyed
- CThere will be worldwide starvation
- DThousands of lives are lost
8What is the first step in the formation of a super volcano?
- ATension is released from within the crust.
- BMagma rises up through cracks in the crust to form a large magma basin below the surface. The pressure causes a bulge.
- CTwo plates move towards each other.
- DA destructive landslide or mud flow takes place and dries up on the earth's surface.
9An earthquake is the shaking and vibration of the Earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10LEDCs suffer more from earthquakes than MEDCs
- ATrue
- BFalse
11What does a seismometer detect?
- AStrength and magnitude of an earthquake.
- BWhere the epicentre is.
- CThe severity of an earthquake.
- DVibrations caused by earthquakes.
12What is the focus of an earthquake?
- AThe point where the pressure is released.
- BThe point above the epicentre.
- CThe point below the epicentre.
- DThe place where the most damage of an earthquake occurs.
13What are some precautions that could be taken to reduce the effects of an earthquake?
- AHave buildings with interlocking steel frames
- BBuild buildings further apart
- CRemove gas mains
- DClose some roads
14A tsunami occurs when the oceanic crust replaces the continental crust on the ocean floor.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15What is the main impact of a tsunami?
- AAftershock
- BFlooding
- CWater retreating
- DLess water in the sea
16Farmers move their cattle to the top of the fold mountain during summer because it is warmer.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17What are the two first steps of a fold mountain formation?
- ARivers flow into the ocean.
- BThe continental plate displaces the oceanic crust.
- CTwo plates push up against each other.
- DSediments deposit in the geosyncline.
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