Earthquakes
How is an earthquake measured?
a) Rizert Device
b) Righter Box
c) Rihon Instrument
d) Richter Scale
d) Richter Scale
What could happen as a result of a volcanic eruption?
a) landslides
b) fires
c) cooling of Earth's temperature
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Which of the following is not a possible result of a tsunami?
a) Entire towns are destroyed.
b) Tectonic plates get stuck.
c) People are killed.
d) Houses are destroyed.
b) Tectonic plates get stuck.
How are earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis alike?
a) all are caused by activity deep in the Earth.
b) all give off poisonous gases.
c) all cause a drop in the Earth's temperature.
d) all of the above.
a) all are caused by activity deep in the Earth.
What is magma?
a) melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's crust.
b) giant pieces of rock and soil that make up the surface of the Earth.
c) cracks in the surface of the Earth.
d) enormous ocean waves.
a) melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's crust.
Which of the following states a fact?
a) Earthquakes are easy to predict.
b) Volcanoes are less damaging than earthquakes.
c) Earthquakes aren't dangerous.
d) The Earth is constantly changing.
d) The Earth is constantly changing.
What is the name of the part of the world where there are many volcano?
Hint: It boarders the Pacific Plate
Ring of Fire
How many people were killed by San Diego's largest tsunami in history?
0
List 5 items that should be included in a natural disaster emergency supply kit.
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a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia
Continent
Explain what an earthquake is. Must use at least one true scientific term.
The shaking of Earth's crust caused by underground vibrations / shifting and friction between tectonic plates.
Where was the volcano that erupted last week?
WE talked about it in class
Mout Etna - Sicily, Italy
How is a tsunami different than from an earthquake?
a.) a tsunami is measured on a Richter Scale.
b.) a tsunami causes an earthquake.
c.) a tsunami is caused by an earthquake or volcano.
d.) a tsunami doesn't cause any damage to property.
c.) a tsunami is caused by an earthquake or volcano.
Name a way that the government can work to keep its citizens safe from a natural disaster of your choice?
let's hear it
large sheets of rock that make up the Earth's crust.
Plates/Tectoninc Plates
List or describe the 2 types of plate movement.
One plate goes underneath the other.
Plates rub side-by-side in the opposite direction.
Plates move apart from each other.
Name 1 example of a well known volcano that has erupted
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What happens near the shore immediately before a tsunami wave forms and acts as a warning side?
The tide recedes/pulls back.... a lot!
According to the video we watched, how tall is a large tsunami?
100 feet
cracks in Earth's crust along which movement occurs.
Faults
On the Richter scale, what is the largest earthquake ever recorded?
The largest earthquake ever measured was a 9.5 on the Richter Scale.
What is the volcanic equivalent of the Richter scale?
VEI - Volcanic Explosivity Index
The word "Tsunami" is Japanese for....
Harbor wave
Name 4 countries that boarder the ring of fire
Indonesia, New Zealand, Papa New Guinea, Philippines, Japan, United States, Chile, Canada, Guatemala, Russia, Peru, Solomon Islands, Mexico and Antarctica
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
Epicenter