According to the plate tectonics theory 200 million

years ago all continents were part of one continent.

The name of that continent is:

1) Rodinia

2) Pangaea

3) Eurasia

4) Gondwanaland

5) Indoamerica

The Earth’s outermost layer is:

1) Upper Mantle

2) Outer Core

3) Crust

4) Lower Mantle

5) None of the above

Which one of the Earth’s layers is the thickest?

1) Core

2) Crust

3) Mantle

4) They all have the same thickness

Which one of the Earth’s plates is the fastest?

1) Caribbean

2) Pacific

3) Australian

4) African

5) North American

The Himalayas were formed when two continents

collided. These two continents were:

1) Asia and Europe

2) Europe and India

3) India and America

4) Asia and America

5) Asia and India

Earthquakes occur everywhere in the world

but most of them occur along:

1) The East Coast of the United States

2) The West Coast of Africa

3) The Ring of Fire

4) The Gondwanaland's coast

5) The Alaskan Coast

The largest recorded earthquake in the United

States occurred in:

1) Georgia

2) Alaska

3) California

4) Mississippi

5) Nevada

How long does the earthquake shaking last?

1) A few minutes

2) A few seconds

3) A few hours

4) A day

5) Longer than one day

What is earthquake magnitude used for?

1) To measure how long an earthquake lasts

2) To determine the location of an earthquake

3) To magnify the effect from an earthquake

4) To measure the size of an earthquake

5) To predict future earthquakes

Earthquakes are caused by:

1) The Moon

2) The motion of the Earth’s plates

3) Tsunamis

4) Landslides

5) Severe weather

Which one of the following earthquakes was predicted?

1) Alaska, 1964

2) San Francisco, 1906

3) Mississippi, 1811

4) Chile, 1960

5) None of the above

The boundary between two plates is convergent if:

1) The plates move away from each other

2) The plates move towards each other

3) One plate moves north and the other – south

4) One plate moves east and the other - west

5) The plates do not move

In 50 million years California will be:

1) An island

2) Part of Africa

3) Part of South America

4) Part of Japan

5) None of the above

Some earthquakes cause more shaking than

others. What controls the level of shaking?

1) Magnitude

2) Distance

3) Local soils

4) All of the above

5) None of the above

What kind of waves are generated during an

earthquake?

1) Solar

2) Seismic

3) Standing

4) Radio

5) None of the above