S9ES –Ia-j- 36.1 Describe the distribution of active
volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major
mountain belts.
1. Which of the following statement is NOT true
about places with active volcanoes?
A. It is located in a plate boundary.
B. It experiences a lot of earthquakes.
C. It is located in the middle of a plate.
D. The place might have mountain ranges or
trenches.
2. In which of the following places below will you
likely observe earthquakes?
A. in the middle of Australia
B. in the middle of Antarctica
C. in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
D. along the borders of Philippine and Pacific plate
3. Which of the following is true about places located
in the border of two tectonic plates?
A. There are a lot of active volcanoes.
B. There are a lot of epicenters located in it.
C. There are a mountains ranges located in it.
D. all of the choices given
4. In which of the following do most of the earthquake
epicenters located?
A. in a hot spot
B. in an oceanic plate
C. in a continental plate
D. along the plate boundaries.
5. In the picture below, which of the following
statement is true about the earthquake
epicenters?
A. They are evenly distributed.
B. They are randomly distributed.
C. They follow a certain line or pattern.
D. all of the choices given
6. In comparing the location of the earthquake
epicenters and the location of active volcanoes
below, which statement is true??
A. Volcanoes appear at random areas.
B. Volcanoes are located along areas with
earthquake epicenters.
C. Most volcanoes are located in areas without
earthquake epicenters.
D. all of the choices given
7. Which of the following statement is true about the
distribution volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain
ranges?
A. All epicenters of earthquakes has a nearby
volcano.
B. All areas with active volcanoes experiences
earthquakes.
C. All epicenters of earthquakes has a nearby
mountain range.
D. all of the choices given
8. Which of the following is events is shown by the
shaded part of the map below?
A. earthquake epicenters C. active volcanoes
B. mountain ranges D. all of the choices
9. Which of the following is events is shown by the
map below?
A. earthquake epicenters C. active volcanoes
B. mountain ranges D. all of the choices
10. How will you relate the distribution of mountain
ranges with the distribution of earthquake
epicenters? Mountain ranges are located _______
A. along faults and trenches.
B. along the pacific ring of fire.
C. on areas with earthquake epicenters.
D. along areas without earthquake epicenters.
11. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent
earthquake. Which correct sequence of events
should you follow??
i. Determine the difference in the arrival time of S and P waves.
ii. Use the triangulation method to locate the center.
iii. Obtain data from three different seismological stations.
iv. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the station.
A. i, iii, ii, iv C. iii, i, iv, ii
B. iii, iv, i, ii D. iv, ii, i, iii
12. In which of this locations can you find the most
active volcanos?
A. along the pacific plate
B. along the Eurasian plate
C. along the Philippine plate
D. along the South American plate
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13. What can be said on the locations of the A. All of the rocks are about the same age.
earthquakes around the world? B. The rocks increase in age from Volcano A to
A. they do not form patterns Volcano D.
B. they are evenly distributed C. The rocks decrease in age from Volcano A to
C. they are clustered together Volcano D.
D. they occur along the plate boundaries D. There is a random distribution of rocks of various
ages on the islands.

14. What do you think is the basis of scientists in

dividing Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?
A. earthquakes
B. volcanic eruptions
C. mountain ranges formation
D. all of the choices given

15. What do you call an area of volcanic activity far

from a tectonic plate boundary?
A. cone C. island arc
B. hot spot D. mantle plume

16. If a place is located along plate boundaries, which

will surely take place?
A. earthquakes
B. volcanic eruptions
C. mountain ranges formation
D. all of the choices given

17. Why is it important for us to identify areas which

are prone to earthquakes?
A. to avoid those areas
B. to not cause panic along those areas
C. to build vacation spots along those areas
D. to help prepare the people living on those areas

18. What does the maps recording the location of

earthquake epicenters, volcanoes and mountain
ranges around the world show?
A. earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains are
randomly distributed
B. geologic events and formations happen along
the boundaries of plates
C. they independently form and/or occur
independent of each other
D. all earthquake epicenters have both volcanoes
and mountains associated with it

19. In which areas in the plate boundaries do

earthquakes generally occur? Areas where the __
A. stress on rocks is low
B. the most rock is found
C. magnetic pull is greatest
D. stress on rocks is greatest

20. The diagram shows a chain of hotspot volcanoes

in an ocean. The arrow shows the direction of
motion of the tectonic plate. What can a geologist
assume about the ages of the volcanic rocks that
form the islands?

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