🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Geophysical Hazards Quiz
4 Questions
2 Views

Geophysical Hazards Quiz

Created by
@ThrivingIllumination

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the correct order of the Earth's layers from the innermost to the outermost?

  • Crust, Mantle, Inner core, Outer core
  • Mantle, Inner core, Outer core, Crust
  • Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, Crust (correct)
  • Outer core, Inner core, Crust, Mantle
  • What is the theory that states Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that float independently over the mantle?

  • Seafloor spreading
  • Continental drift
  • Plate tectonics (correct)
  • Subduction
  • What is the cause of convergence, where one tectonic plate is forced under another?

  • Spreading
  • Transform faulting
  • Slipping
  • Subduction (correct)
  • What is the term for the string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity around the edges of the Pacific Ocean?

    <p>The Pacific Ring of Fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    Core Sample Handling and Preservation Quiz
    20 questions
    Geophysical Methods in Geology Quiz
    10 questions
    Disasters in India
    10 questions
    Hazards and Natural Disasters
    11 questions
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser