Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  Earth Science Worksheets
Looking for Earth Science worksheets?
Check out our pre-made Earth Science worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

You are browsing Grade 9 questions. View questions in All Grades.

Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 College

Browse Questions

Ninth Grade (Grade 9) Tectonics Questions

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these Grade 9 Tectonics questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 2 of 8 Next
Grade 9 Tectonics

This question is a part of a group with common instructions. View group »

A narrow zone, or belt, or active volcanoes that almost entirely encircles the Pacific Ocean is known as the                       .
  1. Philippine Archipelago
  2. San Andreas Belt
  3. Ring of Fire
  4. Mid-Ocean Ridge
Grade 9 Tectonics
Long term earthquake predictions are mainly based on what?
  1. where an earthquake is likely to occur
  2. how much damage the next earthquake will cause
  3. when the next earthquake will occur
  4. how long the next earthquake will last
Grade 9 Tectonics
What are the fastest-moving seismic waves produced by an earthquake called?
  1. P waves
  2. S waves
  3. Rayleigh waves
  4. Surface waves
Grade 9 Tectonics
Which of the tectonic plates is bounded by the Ring of Fire?
  1. Pacific
  2. Atlantic
  3. Antarctic
  4. African
Grade 9 Tectonics
What kind of plate boundaries form folded mountains?
  1. convergent
  2. divergent
  3. strike-slip
Grade 9 Tectonics
What type of eruption does this rock would most likely come from?
Rock - Igneous - Scoria
  1. Explosive
  2. Nonexplosive
  3. Mild
  4. Tectonic
Grade 9 Tectonics
Which process begins all the other processes involved with plate tectonics?
  1. seafloor spreading
  2. subduction
  3. continental drift
  4. mantle convection
Grade 9 Tectonics
The instrument used to record earthquakes is called                  .
  1. a seismogram
  2. a seismograph
  3. the Richter scale
Grade 9 Tectonics
Cracks in the crust are called
  1. moraines.
  2. continental shelves.
  3. plates.
  4. faults.
Grade 9 Tectonics
What type of scientist who reads a seismogram?
  1. seismolographist.
  2. gramologist.
  3. geologist.
  4. seismologist.
Grade 9 Tectonics
                plates cause seafloor spreading when beneath an ocean.
  1. Convergent
  2. Divergent
  3. Transform
  4. Subduction
Grade 9 Tectonics
Where do active margins occur?
  1. mountain ranges.
  2. plate boundaries.
  3. horsts and grabens.
  4. plutonic margins.
Grade 9 Tectonics
The largest of Earth's tectonic plates is labeled "N" on the map. What is the name of this plate?
Tectonic Plates No Labels
  1. Scotia plate
  2. Pacific plate
  3. Eurasian plate
  4. Antarctic plate
Grade 9 Tectonics
A megathrust is about 40% likely to occur in the next 50 years along the Cascadia fault, which could cause a massive earthquake and tsunami along the                                        .
  1. Atlantic seaboard of the United States.
  2. Gulf Coast region of the United States.
  3. Pacific Northwest of the United States.
  4. none of the above
Grade 9 Tectonics
The circum-Pacific belt is another name given to
  1. seismic gaps.
  2. the Pacific Ocean.
  3. the Ring of Fire.
  4. the Benioff zone.
Grade 9 Tectonics
Earthquake hazards include which of the following?
  1. building collapse
  2. fire
  3. liquefaction
  4. all of the above
Previous Page 2 of 8 Next