1. The western coast of South America
is a good example of a ____ plate
boundary
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oceanic-oceanic convergent
Oceanic-continental convergent
Continental-continental convergent
Divergent
2. The soft, weak layer of the upper
part of the earth is called the
asthenosphere.
1. True
2. False
3. In the open ocean, tsunami waves
are very small and fast moving.
1. True
2. False
4. Seismic waves with the highest
velocity are called:
A.
B.
C.
D.
P waves
S waves
Surface waves
Body waves
5. P waves cannot travel through the
outer core because it is a fluid.
A. True
B. False
6. It takes _____ seismograph stations
to locate the epicenter of an
earthquake.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
7. The core of the earth is composed
of molten silica.
A. True
B. False
8. The most explosive volcanic
eruptions occur from a(n) ____volcano.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Shield
Strato
Active
Fumarole
9. Stratovolcanoes are most commonly
found at convergent plate boundaries.
A. True
B. False
10. A rock that has a felsic composition
(high silica) and a phaneritic (coarse
grain size) texture would be a____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Granite
Rhyolite
Diorite
Basalt