What is Erosion, building damage, destruction of homes, deaths, and injuries.
100
What does a seismograph record?
What is The ground movement caused by seismic waves.
100
What are plate tectonics?
What is The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
100
Which would produce the most severe earthquake damage along the surface of
Earth?
What is An earthquake with a shallow focus and a magnitude of 4.5.
200
What are the 3 types of volcanoes?
What is Shield Volcanoes, Composite Cone, Cinder Cone.
200
Name three types of geohazards.
What is Flooding, avalanches, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis.
200
The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the...
What is Moment Magnitude Scale.
200
Scientists are studying a graph showing the time differences between the seismic
P-waves and the seismic S-waves as they travel through Earth. Which information
can they learn from the graph?
What is The epicenter of an earthquake .
300
True or False: The Crust is on the inner part of earth.
What is False.
300
What other type of geohazard can earthquakes cause?
What is Avalanches.
300
In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?
What is Away from the focus.
300
Which structure can form as a result of a divergent plate boundary?
What is A mid-ocean ridge, due to the separation of two plates.
400
True or False: The Mantle is the middle, inner part of earth.
What is True.
400
What are some ways to reduce the severity of geohazards?
What is Land use plans, good construction practice, early warning systems, shelters, network of escape routes.
400
The risk of earthquakes is high along the Pacific coast of the United States because...
What is That is where the Pacific and North American plates meet.
400
Which is most likely a prevention strategy for flooding?
What is Building artificial levees.
500
What are the 3 inner parts of the earth that are related to plate boundaries?
What is Crust, Mantle, and Core.
500
Where do tsunamis occur and name a major hurricane?
What is Japan, and mainly on the coasts of countries near the equator; Hurricane Sandy.
500
Most earthquake related deaths and injuries result from...
What is Damage to buildings and other structures.
500
Which contributes to the formation of hurricanes during the late summer?
What is The interaction between ocean water temperatures and warm air masses.