EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES 2
TSUNAMIS
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL DISASTERS 2
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Which tool is used to measure earthquakes?
A. Seismogram
B. Barometer
C. Seismograph
D. Thermometer
A. SEISMOGRAPH
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The point on Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake starts is called the __________.
A. Hypocenter
B. Epicenter
C. Aftershock
D. Tectonic Plates
B. Epicenter
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What is a tsunami often caused by?
A. Heavy Rain
B. Coastal Erosion
C. Strong Winds
D. Earthquakes
D. Earthquakes
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Flooding commonly occurs when:
A. Rivers dry up
B. Rivers carry more water than they can hold
C. The weather is cold
D. The land is very dry
B. Rivers carry more water than they can hold
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What natural disaster does this show?
Coastal Erosion
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What was the one single large continent called?
A. Continental Drift
B. Asia
C. Pangaea
D. Tectonic Plates
C. Pangaea
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The point below Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake starts is called the __________.
A. Hypocenter
B. Epicenter
C. Aftershock
D. Tectonic Plates
A. Hypocenter
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Which of these countries was not affected by the 2004 tsunami?
A. Vietnam
B. India
C. Malaysia
D. Sri Lanka
A. Vietnam
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What is a landslide?
A. Water flowing into rivers
B. Snow melting on mountains
C. Movement of rock, soil, and plants down a slope
D. Waves breaking cliffs
C. Movement of rock, soil, and plants down a slope
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What natural disaster does this show?
Tsunami
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What in the earth moves causing earthquakes?
A. Crust
B. Continents
C. Epicenter
D. Tectonic Plates
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Small earthquakes that happen after a large earthquake are called __________.
A. Landslides
B. Aftershocks
C. Tsunamis
D. Floods
B. Aftershocks
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How many people died during the 2004 Thailand tsunami?
A. 100,000
B. 230,000
C. 500,000
D. 330,000
B. 230,000
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Why does deforestation increase the risk of landslides?
A. Trees make soil wetter
B. Roots help hold soil together
C. Trees block rainfall
D. Leaves cause erosion
B. Roots help hold soil together
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What natural disaster does this show?
Flooding
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What plate movement does this show?
A. Transform
B. Divergent
C. Convergent
C. Convergent
800
What country was Alfred Wegener from?
A. France
B. America
C. Germany
D. England
C. Germany
800
How high can tsunami waves get?
A. 25 meters
B. 30 meters
C. 50 meters
D. 35 meters
B. 30 meters
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What is coastal erosion?
A. When sand is added to beaches
B. When soil and rocks along a coast are removed
C. When waves stop hitting the shore
D. When beaches become wider
B. When soil and rocks along a coast are removed
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What natural disaster does this show?
Landslide
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What plate movement does this show?
A. Divergent
B. Transform
C. Convergent
B. Transform
1000
What plate movement does this show?
A. Transform
B. Divergent
C. Convergent
B. Divergent
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What type of plate movements called the 2004 tsunami?
A. Divergent
B. Convergent
C. Transform
B. Convergent
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What happens to soil grains when they are dry?
A. They are far apart
B. They are slippery
C. They are closely packed with high friction
D. They turn into mud
C. They are closely packed with high friction
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What natural disaster does this show?
Earthquake