Earthquakes
Scientists study earthquakes for many reasons. What are some benefits from studying earthquakes?
A Keeping people safe shows love for others and brings glory to God.
D Studying earthquakes helps keep people safe.
An opening in the earth’s crust through which lava, ash, and gases flow or are forced out is ______.
volcano
A series of large ocean waves caused by an earthquake, volcano, or landslide is called a ____.
tsunami
The place where two plates meet is called a______
plate boundary
Why is it important to study the natural hazard?
Possible answer: Studying natural hazards is important to keep people safe.
Keeping people safe shows love for people and brings glory to God.
An event that occurs when large areas of the earth’s crust move suddenly and release their stored energy is called an ________.
earthquake
Sharp bits of solid lava that can travel for many kilometers straight up into the air are called
volcanic ash
Flooding that happens in a small area is called a
local flood
The outside layer of the earth, made mostly of rock, is called the _____.
crust
Which ideas would limit the harm to people from a volcano?
People could move away from danger.
Scientists could warn people to leave the area if a volcano might erupt soon.
Where do most earthquakes occur?
Any substance that harms the earth’s land, air, or water is called
pollution
8. Flooding that affects large areas of states or countries is called a ______.
A large piece of the earth’s crust that floats on the mantle is called a _____.
plate
Which of the following are possible dangers of volcanoes?
B Hot lava can cause fires to spread rapidly.
C Landslides can block roads and bury homes.
D Volcanic ash and gases can be harmful to people.
Scientists and engineers study ways to make buildings, bridges, and roads withstand earthquakes. What is one benefit of studying earthquakes?
Possible answers: Studying earthquakes helps keep people safe. Keeping people safe shows love for others and brings glory to God.
Magma that flows from an opening in the earth’s crust is called
lava
Flooding that covered the entire earth for many months is called the _________.
worldwide flood
Label the layers of the earth?
inner, outer, mantel, and crust
Explain how a tsunami happens.
Possible answer: The plates shift under the ocean and cause an earthquake. The energy from the earthquake forms waves that move out in all directions. The waves are deep, but get higher as they move into the shallow water near the shore.
The place where two plates meet is called a _____
a plate boundary
Volcanoes are more likely to erupt ____
near the plate boundaries
Yuli is reading about floods. How can she know that a worldwide flood will not happen again?
A God promised that He would never flood the whole earth again.
C The rainbow is a reminder of God’s promise to never flood the whole earth again.
In what ways can people help to limit the dangers of the natural hazard?
Possible answers: Study about the natural hazard. Find new ways to make safer buildings,
roads, and bridges. Warn people before a natural hazard happens. Students should
answer with ideas specific to the natural hazard they researched.
The layer of the earth under the crust that is made up of magma is the
mantel