Tectonic Activity GCSE Geography Quick Fire Quiz
Test your knowledge of Tectonic Activity with this Quick Fire Quiz.
This quiz consists of 10 questions. Click on the Answer button to reveal the answer.
Questions
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the shaking and vibration of the crust due to plate tectonics (movement of plates).
What is the name of the point at which the earthquake occurs deep underground?
The focus.
What is the Richter Scale used for?
The Richter Scale which goes from 1 to 10 is used to record the strength of an earthquake.
Give an example of the ‘secondary effects’ of an earthquake.
Fire, tidal waves, disease and landslides.
Which type of plate boundaries are fold mountains formed along?
Destructive and Collision Boundaries.
What economic activities are likely in an area of fold mountains?
Tourism (skiing and walking), forestry, pastoral farming or arable farming where terracing has been carried out.
What tectonic plate do we live on in the UK?
The Eurasian plate.
Which are thinnest – the oceanic plates or the continental plates?
The oceanic plates are much thinner.
What is the link between the convection currents in the mantle and the tectonic plates?
The convection currents make the plates move. The solid crust rides on the moving mantle.
What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault (North America) an example of?
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a conservative plate boundary.
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