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Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class _____________ Earthquakes and Volcanoes Study Guide Multiple Choice Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left. ______ 1. Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called a. strike-slip. c. compression. b. tension. d. deformation. ______ 2. In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the a. hanging wall. c. footwall. b. reverse fault. d. anticline. ______ 3. What type of mountains are formed when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward? a. folded mountain c. fault-block mountain b. volcanic mountain d. dome mountain ______ 4. What happens at a convergent tectonic plate? a. Two tectonic plates collide. c. Two tectonic plates pull apart b. Two tectonic plates slide past. d. A hot spot. ______ 5. Which type of volcano has gently sloping sides and erupts nonexplosively? a. cinder cone. c. composity. b. shield. d. pyroclastic. ______ 6. What happens at a divergent tectonic plate boundary? a. Two tectonic plates pull apart c. Two tectonic plates slide past. b. Mountains are formed. d. Two tectonic plates collide. Completion Fill in the line to complete each statement. 7.What type of mountain is formed when rock melts and erupts on Earth’s surface? a(n) ____________________. 8.The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is the ____________________. 9.What process is taking place in the mantle causing the tectonic plates to move? _________________________. 1 Chapter Tests © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class _____________ True or False If the statement is true, write true. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true. ____________ 10. In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways. ____________ 11. The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing. ____________ 12. With the range of data available, geologists cannot predict exactly where and when earthquakes will occur. Using Science Skills Use the figure below to answer the following questions in the spaces provided. 13. Name the type of volcano illustrated in diagram A and describe how it forms. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 14. Name the type of volcano illustrated in diagram C and describe how it forms. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 15. Name the type of volcano illustrated in diagram B and describe how it forms. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 2 Chapter Tests © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class _____________ Earthquakes and Volcanoes (continued) Using Science Skills Use the figure below to answer the following questions in the spaces provided. 16. In diagram B, which type of fault will form if the stress force continues? Explain. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 17. Will a normal fault result from the stresses being applied to the rock unit in Diagram D? Explain. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 18. Contrast the plate movements that cause the stresses in Diagrams B and C. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3 Chapter Tests © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved.