Quiz 1

Question 1

In which of the following cities are you in the GREATEST danger and in which the LEAST danger of suffering an earthquake:
Atlanta N’Djamena
Dili Paris
La Paz Riga
Montreal Seoul
Melbourne Urumqi

Answer 1

Greatest: La Paz, Bolivia & Dili, East Timor
Least: N’Djamena, Chad & Riga, Latvia

Question 2

The energy that moves tectonic plates comes from:

Answer 2

Emission of magma from beneath earth’s crust

Question 3

The super-continent that included all landforms 160 million years ago is called

Answer 3

Pangea

Question 4

The collision of tectonic plates can cause or form:

Answer 4

Earthquakes, Mountains, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes

Question 5

What term describes the process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath a neighboring plate to produce earthquakes, volcanoes, and the formation of mountains?

Answer 5

Subduction

Question 6

The Ring of Fire surrounds what body of water?

Answer 6

The Pacific Ocean

Question 7

The type of igneous rock most common on land is [1].

The type of igneous rock most common under the sea is [2].

Answer 7

Granite, Basalt

Question 8

Who was the author of “The Origin of Contnents and Oceans” and scientist credited with establishing the theory of “continental drift?”

Answer 8

Wegener