shmockol
Quiz by , created more than 1 year ago

Quiz on AQA Geography Tectonics Quiz, created by shmockol on 12/03/2015.

294
15
0
shmockol
Created by shmockol almost 10 years ago
Close

AQA Geography Tectonics Quiz

Question 1 of 17

1

What are the characteristics of the continental crust?

Select one of the following:

  • It is older and very dense

  • It is newer and less dense

Explanation

Question 2 of 17

1

Earthquakes occur at conservative plate boundaries.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 17

1

At a constructive plate boundary...

Select one or more of the following:

  • ...two plates move away from each other.

  • ...two of the same plates collide and force each other up.

  • ...lava flows and lahars can destroy nearby settlements.

Explanation

Question 4 of 17

1

Where are shield volcanoes usually found?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Conservative plate boundaries

  • Destructive plate boundaries

  • Collision plate boundaries

  • Constructive plate boundaries

Explanation

Question 5 of 17

1

You can measure volcanic activity with a tilt meter.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 17

1

What is a crater?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Magma, once it reaches the surface.

  • Central tube where magma travels through.

  • A bowl-shaped basin in the top of a volcano.

  • A settlement near an active volcano.

Explanation

Question 7 of 17

1

Some effects of a super volcano eruption include:

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1,000 Km3 of material is erupted

  • The whole town or city is destroyed

  • There will be worldwide starvation

  • Thousands of lives are lost

Explanation

Question 8 of 17

1

What is the first step in the formation of a super volcano?

Select one of the following:

  • Tension is released from within the crust.

  • Magma rises up through cracks in the crust to form a large magma basin below the surface. The pressure causes a bulge.

  • Two plates move towards each other.

  • A destructive landslide or mud flow takes place and dries up on the earth's surface.

Explanation

Question 9 of 17

1

An earthquake is the shaking and vibration of the Earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 17

1

LEDCs suffer more from earthquakes than MEDCs

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 17

1

What does a seismometer detect?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Strength and magnitude of an earthquake.

  • Where the epicentre is.

  • The severity of an earthquake.

  • Vibrations caused by earthquakes.

Explanation

Question 12 of 17

1

What is the focus of an earthquake?

Select one or more of the following:

  • The point where the pressure is released.

  • The point above the epicentre.

  • The point below the epicentre.

  • The place where the most damage of an earthquake occurs.

Explanation

Question 13 of 17

1

What are some precautions that could be taken to reduce the effects of an earthquake?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Have buildings with interlocking steel frames

  • Build buildings further apart

  • Remove gas mains

  • Close some roads

Explanation

Question 14 of 17

1

A tsunami occurs when the oceanic crust replaces the continental crust on the ocean floor.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 17

1

What is the main impact of a tsunami?

Select one of the following:

  • Aftershock

  • Flooding

  • Water retreating

  • Less water in the sea

Explanation

Question 16 of 17

1

Farmers move their cattle to the top of the fold mountain during summer because it is warmer.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 17

1

What are the two first steps of a fold mountain formation?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Rivers flow into the ocean.

  • The continental plate displaces the oceanic crust.

  • Two plates push up against each other.

  • Sediments deposit in the geosyncline.

Explanation

Previous
Next