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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.
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1. Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
a. divergent.
c. compression.
b. tension.
d. deformation.
___A___
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.
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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
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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.
__B____
5. Which type of volcano has gently sloping sides and erupts nonexplosively?
a. cinder cone.
c. composity.
b. shield.
d. pyroclastic.
___A___
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)
____Volcanic________________.
8.The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is the
_____Focus_______________.
9.What process is taking place in the mantle causing the tectonic plates to move?
_____Convection Currents____________________.
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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.
___T_________ 10. In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other
sideways.
_F compression__11. The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing.
_____T_______ 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.
Cinder cone volcano formed by Cinders and lava _____________________________________
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14. Name the type of volcano illustrated in diagram C and describe how it forms.
Shield volcano formed by non explosive eruptions and lava forming low sloping sides. _______
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15. Name the type of volcano illustrated in diagram B and describe how it forms.
Composite volcano formed by explosive eruptions with alternating pyroclastic material, lava,
and ash. _____________________________________________________________________
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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.
Reverse fault because it is a convergent plate boundary ________________________________
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17. Will a normal fault result from the stresses being applied to the rock unit in Diagram D?
Explain.
No because D is a strike slip fault with shearing stress occurring. ________________________
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18. Contrast the plate movements that cause the stresses in Diagrams B and C.
In diagram B the plates are compressing while in diagram C the plates are divergent. ________
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