Plate Tectonics Quiz

1. Over 500,000 earthquakes are detected by seismometers each day.
2. Of these, over 350, 000 are felt by humans.
3. Pangaea is known as the supercontinent.
4. P waves move in a 90 degree angle from the plate.
5. Mt. St. Helens is a composite volcano.
6. Herculaneum was discovered in 1912.
7. Pompeii is now an important tourist attraction.
8. Most people in Herculaneum and Pompeii were able to escape the volcano by boat.
9. The January 2001 earthquake was centred in Bangladesh.
10. Aftershocks cause as much damage as the initial earthquake.
11. Mt. St. Helens only erupts lava.
12. Mount Vesuvius is the most active volcano in Europe.
13. Volcanoes and earthquakes can both occur along subduction zones.
14. The newest scale used to measure earthquakes is known as the Mercalli scale.
15. When an earthquake occurs, the safest place is under a window.
16. More than 5, 000 people died in the Mt.St. Helens eruption.
17. Over $1 billion in trees was destroyed as a result of the Mount St. Helens eruption.
18. Ancient Romans knew that Pompeii was a volcano, but lived near it anyways.
19. According to South Park, you should duck and cover when a volcano erupts.
20. The origin of an earthquake is known as the epicentre.