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6. Is oceanic crust lighter than continental crust?

  • No
  • Yes
  • Maybe

7. What type of plate boundary causes mid-ocean ridges to form at?

  • conservative
  • Divergent
  • Convergent

8. At convergent plate boundaries, do the plates collide or move away?

  • collide
  • move away

9. What is the name of the scale which measures the effects that an earthquake can have on people?

  • The Mercalli Scale
  • The Richter Scale
  • The Earthquake Scale
  • The tectonic destruction Scale

10. What is an example of a volcano at a divergent plate boundary?

  • Mt ocean
  • Mt Lucy
  • Mt Laki
  • Mt Edna

11. What is the name of the plate boundary where no crust is destroyed or created?

  • protective
  • destructive
  • Conservative
  • constructive

12. How many people died when the chances peak volcano eruption happened?

  • 12
  • 21
  • 19
  • 4

13. What is an example of where lava from a hotspot has built up to form an island?

  • China
  • N. America
  • Hawaii
  • Great Britain

14. What type of scale does the richter scale use?

  • a large one
  • a small one
  • Logarithmic
  • exponential

15. In what year did the Chances peak volcano erupt?

  • 2005
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 1994

16. What sensitive scientific instrument measures the power of an earthquake?

  • Seismometer
  • earthquake-measurer
  • detectors

17. What is the name of the airport which was destroyed by the chances peak eruption?

  • Nature airport
  • Bramble
  • Twig
  • Island airport