1) Name the structure of planet Earth. A =  a) Inner Core b) Mantle c) Crust d) Outer Core e) I'm not sure 2) Name the structure of planet Earth. B = a) Inner Core b) Mantle c) Crust d) Outer Core e) I'm not sure 3) Name the structure of planet Earth. C = a) Inner Core b) Mantle c) Crust d) Outer Core e) I'm not sure 4) Name the structure of planet Earth. D = a) Inner Core b) Mantle c) Crust d) Outer Core 5) The crust is... a) molten rock churning beneath the surface. b) cold, rocky hard outer layer of the Earth. c) the metal centre of the earth. 6) What is magma? a) Explosive gases erupting from a volcano? b) Hot liquid rock beneath the surface of the earth. c) Where water and lava meet? 7) The mantle is... a) the molten rock churning beneath the crust. b) cold, rocky hard outer layer of the Earth. c) the metal centre of the earth. 8) The outer core is... a) the molten rock churning beneath the crust. b) cold, rocky hard outer layer of the Earth. c) the metal centre of the earth. d) he liquid layer of metal that flow around the inner core made of iron and nickel.  9) Tick 4 of the major tectonic plates... a) United Kingdom Plate b) Africa Plate c) Venezuela Plate d) North American Plate e) Australian Plate f) Eurasian Plate 10) How do tectonic plates move? a) Tectonic plates move by the force of gravity. b) Tectonic plates are pulled by the attraction of the moon. c) Tectonic plates move as the liquid rock churns beneath them. 11) What happens around the ring of fire? a) Fires rage on the Pacific Ocean. b) Most of the earth's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur here. c) Magma seeps through the fissures to cause an eruption. 12) What happens when tectonic plates meet (choose 3)? a) Nothing happens. b) One plate bends and slides under another. c) They pull apart. d) Both plates buckle and push the rocky crust upwards. e) they grind and scrape alongside each other. 13) What's the result of tectonic plates pulling apart (choose 2)? a) Water flows into the gap and fills it up. b) Volcanic eruptions occur as magma flows out of the fissure. c) New rock is formed as the lava cools. d) Rocks and boulders fall into the fissure and fill t up. 14) What is the epicentre of an earthquake? a) The part that causes the earthquake. b) The point on the earth's surface, vertically above the centre of the earthquake. c) Where cracks appear in the land. 15) What is the focus of an earthquake? a) It is the location in the earth where the earthquake starts. b) Where fissures and faults appear around he epicentre. c) Where cracks appear in the land. 16) Reading the magnitude scale, what reading would mean danger of cracks in buildings and falling branches?  a) 3.0 - 3.9 b) 4.0 - 4.9 c) 5.0 - 5.9 d) 6.0 - 6.9 17) Which letter represents a volcanic mountain? a) A b) B c) C d) D 18) Which letter represents a fault-block mountain? a) A b) B c) C d) D 19) Which letter represents a fold mountain? a) A b) B c) C d) D 20) Which letter represents a Stratovolcano? a) A b) B c) C d) D 21) Which letter represents a fissure volcano? a) A b) B c) C d) D 22) Which letter represents a caldera volcano? a) A b) B c) C d) D

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