Restless Earth Website Review Sheet
 

The following are websheets students complete using the link(s) on our Natural Disasters home page. Click on the titles to access the websheets.

Earth Science Website Review Sheet
Birth of Earth Websheet
Restless Earth Websheet
Natural Disasters 1 Websheet
Natural Disasters 2 Websheet
 

Restless Earth Website Review Sheet

Please use the Restless Earth website to answer these questions.



 


1.  What was the name of the so-called Supercontinent? ____________________________________________

2.  Scientists believe that the Supercontinent was formed ______________________________ years ago.

3.  Transform Plate boundaries ____________________________________________ each other. 

4.  If the Earth's plates move 1.5 inches each year, approximately how many inches will they move in 36 years? ____________________________________

5.  What is the best evidence supporting the theory of the Supercontinent? ___________________________________

6.  Which volcanoes have layers of cinder between layers of lava? _____________________________________

7.  After a shield volcano erupts, it usually is:
      a.  a little higher because most of the lava runs down the side of the volcano.
      b.  lower because the top of the volcano will cave in.
      c.  a lot higher because most of the lava piles up around the vent.

8.  Composite cones are often bigger than Cinder Cones because __________________________________________.

9.  Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, is one of the world's larges volcanoew.  From its size, we can tell that: ___________________________________.

10. How many people die each year because of earthquakes? ___________________________________

11. How many city blocks were burned in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake? ______________________________

12. What was the biggest earthquake recorded in the 1900's? ____________________________________________

13. What disasters are caused by earthquakes? ___________________________________________________

14. What should you do in an earthquake? _______________________________________________

15. How often does a dramatic earthquake occur? ________________________________________

Name of scientist completing the report:________________________________________
 

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