Natural Disasters
Natural Resources
Topographic Maps
Grab Bag
Data/Maps
Plate Tectonics
100

What disaster is this house built for? 

Flooding

100

When fossil fuels are burned, they can ________ the air. 

Pollute

100

What is the contour interval? 

1000

100

This was the name of the supercontinent. 

Pangea


100

What happens to a hurricane as it goes from a higher category to a lower category? 

It loses speed. 

100

This was the theory that the continents were once a supercontinent, but slowly moved apart over time. 

Continental Drift


200

An instrument that measures the force of earthquakes. 

Seismograph

200

Identify the nonrenewable resource: 

Coal, Wind, Water, Sunlight

Coal

200

What are the squiggly lines called on the topographic map? 

Contour lines

200

What disaster does this device test? 

Earthquakes

200

Which disaster is located on the map the least amount of times? 

Summer storms

200

This is the San Andreas Fault. It is located on a _________ plate boundary. 

Transform

300

If you lived somewhere that was threatened by a volcano, what material would you make your house with? 

Stone/Rock

300

What do we call resources that never run out? 

Inexhaustible

300

Which color represents the peak? 

Red 

300

The people of this town are upset that the sidewalks keep getting broken up. What type of weathering is shown below? 

Root wedging.

300

What pattern does the highlighted part of the map represent? 

Ring of Fire

300

When two plate tectonics collide, this is called: 

Convergent plate boundaries

400

These are the first waves of an earthquake that we feel. They travel fast and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. 

P-waves

400

Animal waste, wood chippings, leftover paper, corn stalks are all examples of 

Biomass/Biofuel

400

Which letter best shows an area on the volcano that is the most gradual? 

B

400

This man introduced the theory of continental drift. 

Alfred Wegener 

400

Nelson and company want to build a structure that can withstand the force of a category 3 or lower hurricane. What is the minimum amount of wind speed the structure must be able to handle without blowing away? 

129 mph. 

400

When two plate tectonics pull away from each other, this is called: 

Divergent plate boundaries

500

When two plate boundaries diverge underwater, magma rises and cools very quickly. This is called

Sea floor spreading

500

Give 3 negatives to clean renewable energy sources. (1 per source)

Water: Kills fish and other living organism. 

Wind: Can kill birds, can be loud/not aesthetic 

Solar: Expensive and takes up space

All: Rely on the availablility of resource

500

Which view of the topographic map is shown below? 

Arial, birdseye, drone. 

500

What 3 things happen to Tsunami waves as they get closer to the shore? 

Taller, slower, shorter wavelength

500

Which disaster is the most common in the US? 

Tornadoes

500

Explain the two different types of convergent plate boundaries. Be sure to explain why and how each one occurs. 

Uplift - continental crust converges and push each other up. 

Subduction- oceanic crust converges with continental crust. The oceanic crust is more dense than the continental crust, which is why it subducts below the continental crust.