Year 7 Geography
Plate Tectonics Class Test. Written by 7AJ for 7AJ
1a Draw a diagram (in pencil) to show the 4 layers of the Earth. Label your diagram. (4)
1b. Which layers make up the lithosphere? (Clue; litho means rock or stone) (1)
1a Name the 4 different types of plate boundary (4)
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1b. What is the name of the type of plate boundary shown in the diagram? (1)
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b Explain what is happening at the plate boundary in
the diagram (3)
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(c) What is the name for the deepest part of the ocean? (1)
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2. Where is the Ring of Fire? (1) __________________________________________________
3. What causes earthquakes? Give a detailed explanation. (2)
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4. (a) There are 2 different scales used to measure the size of earthquakes. Name one of them
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(b) What is the difference between the focus of an earthquake and an epicentre? (2)
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5. (a) Name 3 things you would put into an earthquake emergency kit (1)
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(b) For each item, explain how it would help you to survive an earthquake (3)
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6. Name a place you have studied that had a major Earthquake (1)
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Describe the effects your earthquake had on
(a) the people,
(b) the environment
(c) the economy.
Try to use facts and place-names in your answer. (5)
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7. What is a volcano? (2)
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8. Match these words (which describe volcanoes) to the correct definition by drawing a line
between the word and the box. (3)
ACTIVE
DORMANT
A volcano that
has erupted in
the last 600
years
Has not
erupted for
10,000 years
EXTINCT
Not erupting
now but
might erupt
again.
10a. Choose from the words below & enter the labels in the correct places on the diagram of a
volcano. (3)
Ash cloud
crater
lava
magma chamber
Mantle
main vent
secondary vent.
10b Name two reasons why a pyroclastic flow is so dangerous (1)
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11. After the Monserrat volcano erupted and destroyed much of the island, which 3 facilities or
buildings would you build first in the safe zone? Give reasons for your answer. (6)
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TOTAL MARKS =
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