Planetarium Prague Student‘s Worksheet

TASK 1)The city of Lisbon was destroyed as a result of several natural disasters that happened during one day in November 1755. Lisbon is the capital of which country?

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a) Lebanonb) Portugalc) Spaind) Iceland

TASK 2)What is a tsunami? Describe it in a few words.

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TASK 3)What are the results of Earth‘s activity, except for tsunamis?

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TASK 5)The motion of tectonic plates is responsible for a lot of disasters. These plates can move in various ways with respect to each other. Which of the following pictures shows subduction?

TASK 6)The most active regions are on the boundary where two tectonic plates meet. Name some of these active regions.

a) b)

c) d)

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TASK 4)What is the name of a volcano which erupted in 1883 and inspired the title of Karel Čapek‘s novel?

a) Krakataub) Vesuv

c) Etnad) Popocatépetl

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TASK 7)Due to the motion of tectonic pla-tes, even the continents are moving and change. More than 200 million years ago, all continents were merged into a single one. What is it called?

TASK 8)Himalaya is on the boundary of the Eurasian and Indian plates. How did this mountain range form?

a) because the plates are moving away from each otherb) because the Indian plate sinks under the Eurasian platec) because the plates are moving along each other

a) Panoniab) Pangeac) Pancreasd) Palea

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TASK 11)The temperature of the Earth‘s core is comparable to the temperature of:

TASK 9)How old is our Earth?

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TASK 10)The inside of the Earth is so hot that it contains melted rock. Tectonic pla-tes float on them. However, the Earth‘s interior is not homogeneous. Write down the names of the layers shown in the picture bellow.

a) about 4,5 thousand yearsb) about 4,5 million yearsc) about 4,5 billion years

a) boiling waterb) solar surfacec) the surface of Venus

d) the comet nucleuse) the Universe after Big Bangf) the human body