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Name: ______________________________
Period: _________
Chapter 6 and 7 Review
Multiple Choice: In the space provided, write the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
1 point each.
1. _____ The place where slippage first occurs is called an earthquake’s:
a. Focus
c. Magnitude
b. Intensity
d. Epicenter
2. _____ Most earthquakes occur along or near the edges of the:
a. North American plate
c. Earth’s lithospheric plates
b. Earth’s oceans and lakes
d. Eurasian plate
3. _____ In general, where is the safest place for an individual to park when in a car during an
earthquake?
a. Close to water
c. Under a bridge
b. In the open
d. In a tunnel
4. _____ An opening in the earth’s surface through which molten rock flows is called a:
a. Vent
c. Caldera
b. Mantle
d. Fault
5. _____ A string of volcanoes that forms along a trench is called:
a. An island arc
c. A fissure
b. A mid-ocean ridge
d. A subducted plate
6. _____ Before a volcanic eruption, seismic activity seems to:
a. Increase in frequency and decrease in intensity
b. Decrease in both frequency and intensity
c. Decrease in frequency and increase in intensity
d. Increase in both frequency and intensity
7. _____ What type of lava usually flows out of oceanic volcanoes?
a. Felsic
c. Mafic
b. Aa
d. Pahoehoe
8. _____ What is the direct cause for most injuries related to earthquakes?
a. Movement of the ground
c. tsunami’s
b. Building’s collapsing
d. rifts forming in the ground
9. _____ The Hawaiian Islands were formed by:
a. a hot spot
c. island arc formation
b. subduction
d. a mid-ocean ridge
10. _____ The scale used to measure the intensity (amount of damage) of an earthquake is called:
a. Earthquake Scale
c. Mercalli Scale
b. Richter Scale
d. Intensity Scale
Matching: In the space provided, write the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
1 point each.
11. _____ Materials ejected from the volcano that include dust,
ash, cinders, pumice, and blocks are collectively termed what?
a. dormant
12. _____ A volcano that has not erupted in recorded historic time
and is not expected to erupt in the future is said to be:
b. hot spot
13. _____ A volcano that shows no recent eruption, but could
erupt in the future is said to be:
c. S waves
14. _____ A volcano that has erupted recently, is currently erupting,
and is expected to erupt in the future is said to be:
d. P waves
15. _____ A disturbance and movement of Earth’s crust due to a
build-up of stress is called a(n):
e. L waves
16. _____ An area where two very large rock surfaces move against
each other is called:
f. earthquake
17. _____ An area under Earth’s crust where the temperature is much g. active
hotter than normal, forcing magma toward the surface is called:
18. _____ The fastest moving of seismic waves produced by
an earthquake, originating from its focus, is:
h. extinct
19. _____ The second fastest moving of seismic waves produced
by an earthquake, originating from its focus, is:
i. fault
20. _____ The slowest moving of seismic waves produced by an
earthquake, originating from its epicenter are called:
j. tephra
True or False: In the space provided, write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
1 point each.
21. _____ Volcanic bombs can weigh many tons.
22. _____ P waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
23. _____ Movement of the ground is the direct cause of most injuries related to earthquakes.
24. _____ Volcanic action cannot cause earthquakes.
25. _____ There are many volcanoes under the ocean.
Fill in the blank: In the space provided, write the word or phrase that completes the statement.
2 points each.
26. Small tremors following an earthquake are called ___________________________.
27. Seismic waves that cause rock particle to move at right angles to the direction in which the
waves are traveling are called ___________________________.
28. The basin-shaped depression left by a volcanic explosion is called a
___________________________.
29. The Richter Scale measures the ___________________________ of an earthquake.
30. The Mercalli Scale measures the ___________________________ of an earthquake.
31. The point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the
___________________________.
32. Volcanoes built of alternating layers of lava flows volcanic ash and cinders are called
___________________________.
33. A major zone of active volcanoes encircles the ___________________________ Ocean.
34. A ___________________________ wave of an earthquake only travels through the outer
crust.
35. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur near plate ___________________________.
Short Answer: Answer the questions below. Does not have to be in complete sentences.
3 points each.
36. What are the three types of volcanoes? .
12337. Give a brief description of each of the three types of volcanoes.
12338. What are the three types of seismic waves?
12339. How the three types of seismic waves affect surrounding rocks?
12340. Name the three major earthquake zones located on earth.
12341. Name the three major volcanic zones located on earth.
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