Let’s Try Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What occurs when there is shaking or trembling of the Earth’s crust?

A. earthquake
C. tsunami
B. landslide
D. volcanic eruption

2. What instrument is used to study earthquake?

A. barometer
B. thermometer
C. siesmograph
D. anemometer

3. Which of the following statements is not true about an earthquake?

A. Earthquake has caused countless deaths all over the world.
B. Earthquake was caused by movement along the fault.
C. Earthquake is the vibration of the Earth due to the release of energy.
D. Earthquakes with a magnitude of 2 can cause severe damage.

4. Which of the following is NOT associated with earthquake destruction?
A. fires
B. landslide
C. storm
D. ground rupture

5. If an earthquake originates under the ocean which of the following might happen?
A. tsunami C. ground rupture B. liquefaction D. damage to buildings or other structures

6. What landform is formed when molten rocks from beneath earth’s surface continue to reach the surface?
A. hill C. plateau B. mountain D. volcano

7. What do you call the hot molten materials that come out from earth’s core or mantle that flows out through vents from the earth’s core or canals in the earth’s crust? A.fumarole B. lava C. methane D. obsidian

8. Which mineral does NOT come from volcanic eruptions?
A. gold C. aluminum B. copper D. silver

9. Volcanic Eruption causes change on earth’s surface. Which of the following are observed in the environment after an Eruption?

I. broken and fractured ground
II. collapsed buildings
III. damaged properties
IV. fertile soil

A. I only
B. I and II
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, III and IV

10. Which of the following is the beneficial effect of volcanic eruption?

A. floods C. source of nutrients
B. wildfires in soil D. source of wildlife​