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Grade 7 Tectonics
Scientists who measure earthquakes are called
  1. seismic scientists.
  2. seismometers.
  3. seismologists.
  4. earthquake technicians.
Grade 7 Tectonics
Where two plates meet and slide sideways past each other, e.g. San Andreas Fault.
  1. Faults
  2. Seafloor Spreading
  3. Continental Drift
  4. Transform Boundary
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which is a theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections?
  1. Continental Drift
  2. Plate Tectonics
  3. Outer Core
  4. Seafloor Spreading
Grade 7 Tectonics
The term aftershock refers to
  1. shock faced by individuals after they experience an earthquake.
  2. tremors that occur after an initial earthquake.
  3. tremors that occur during an earthquake.
  4. all of the above
Grade 7 Tectonics
Alfred Wegener was a                 scientist.
  1. Dutch
  2. German
  3. English
  4. Russian
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which earthquake waves travel through the outer core?
  1. Only P-waves
  2. Only P-waves and S-waves
  3. Only P-waves and surface waves
  4. Only S-waves
Grade 7 Tectonics
Plates coming together are                 plates.
  1. divergent
  2. convergent
  3. transform
Grade 7 Tectonics
What are faults?
  1. mountains
  2. trenches
  3. breaks in Earth's crust
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which point within Earth do earthquakes begin?
  1. epicenter
  2. focus
  3. crust
  4. oceanic crust
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which are likely to happen at a subduction zone?
  1. volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
  2. formation of oceanic crust and mid-ocean ridges
  3. tornadoes and hurricanes
Grade 7 Tectonics
Match the following definitions in the first column to its corresponding term in the second column.
__ A force exerted inside a material A. Convergent Boundaries
__ The most important stress in producing earthquakes B. Hazard
__ An upward force on a less dense object in a denser material C. Shear
__ When tectonic plate sections are moving apart. D. Joint
__ When tectonic plate sections are moving together. E. Stress
__ A crack in a rock that shows no indication of motion on either side of the crack. F. Dip
__ Occurs when the sections of rock on opposite sides of the crack move relative to each other. G. Fault
__ The angle of the fault face downward from the horizontal. H. Seismograph
__ Includes both a seismometer and a way to record or graph the changing earthquakes waves. I. Divergent Boundaries
__ A source of danger from an earthquake. J. Buoyant Force
Grade 7 Tectonics
The collision of two oceanic plates creates
  1. mountain belts.
  2. convection currents.
  3. rift valleys.
  4. island arcs.
Grade 7 Tectonics
Plates passing each other are                 plates.
  1. divergent
  2. convergent
  3. transform
Grade 7 Tectonics
What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
  1. collision
  2. a mid-ocean ridge
  3. a boundary
  4. a rift zone
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