Tectonic Plates and Earthquakes, Rocks and Crust

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1. Occurring on May 22, 1960, in which country was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded up to that time? Chile U.S.A Ecuador Russia

2. There are three types of rocks. Into which category does limestone fall? Sedimentary Hard Igneous Metamorphic

3. How quickly do tectonic plates move? 1-2cm each year 1-2km each year 100-200km each year 100-200cm each year

4. Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift? Wegener Lyell Richter Gutenberg

5. Earthquakes happen somewhere on Earth every 11 seconds? True False

6. What would describe the usual temperature 2,000 million years ago? Hot Warm Cool Freezing

7. What is below the crust? Absolutely Nothing Inner Core Mantle Outer Core

8. How thick is the oceans' crust? 6-10km 6-10m 60-10m 60-10km

9. Uluru is earth's largest rock? True False

10. How many tectonic plates are there? 29 21 25 17

11. Where would you find the "Ring of Fire?" Atlantic Southern Indian Pacific

12. Once,in China, an earthquake killed about 830,000 people? True False

13. Frederick Mohs created the Mohs' Scale. This scale ranges from 1-10 and tells you the hardness of a mineral. What is the hardest mineral in any scale? Topaz Talc Corondum Diamond

14. How old is earth? 5.5 billion years 4.6 billion years 6.4 billion years 3.7 billion years

15. The moon has tectonic plates? True False