53 questions
What is a natural hazard?
Burning yourself on the iron at home
A road traffic accident
A natural event which causes a threat to human activity or people
A natural event which involves a human causes hazard
Which of these are natural hazards?
Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps
What is a hazard risk?
Chance or probability of being affected by a natural event.
The risk of falling over
The chances of falling into a volcano
Chance or probability of being affected by a human event.
What are tectonic plates?
Extra large ceramic plates
Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes
The Earth's crust
The top of the earth
Which one is the odd one out?
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Subduction Zone
What features are found at a destructive plate boundary?
Subduction Zone
Fold Mountains
Volcanoes
Magma Sinks
Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?
Subduction Zone
Rising Magma
Plates moving apart
Volcanoes
Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas Mountain Range
The Andes Mountain Range
San Andreas Fault
What is a primary effect of an earthquake?
Forest Fires
Ruptured water pipes
Death and Injuries
Death by diseases
Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?
Tsunami
Fires
Ground Shaking
Landslides
Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?
Hurricane
Tornado
House Fire
Earthquake
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth when the wind is very strong
An earthquake is the tremble of the surface of the Earth when a huge tsunami hits the shore
An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves
During the year 2003, the number of earthquakes that occurred was higher than usual. The map shows the locations of some of these earthquakes.
Which question does the information on this map help answer?
How often do earthquakes happen?
When will the next earthquake happen?
Where are earthquakes likely in the future?
What will be the strength of the next earthquake?
Scientists and engineers work together to try to reduce the damage from natural hazards. Which term is used to describe this process?
mitigation
technology
scientific method
controlling variables
The map shows the epicenters of some major earthquakes of 2003.
Based on this information, on which continent is an earthquake least likely to happen in the future?
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
Transform/
Conservative
What is the outside layer of the Earth called?
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
What is the name given to the point where two plates meet?
Tectonic plate
Marginal line
Plate boundary
Junction
What is it called when two plates are moving towards each other and one goes under the other?
Destructive plate margin
Constructive plate margin
Divergent plate margin
Conservative plate margin
What is the name of the process shown in the image?
Hint: Occurs at a destructive plate margin.
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Natural hazards can be prevented
True
False
The point directly above the focus of an earthquake it called the
hypocenter
epicenter
Which rating on the Richter scale would produce the most destructive earthquake?
1.2
5.3
6.8
8.4
A scale that measures the damage done by an earthquake
Richter Scale
Hahn Scale
Mercalli Scale
Damage Scale
A scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
Richter Scale
Hahn Scale
Mercalli Scale
Damage Scale
2nd largest zone or earthquake and volcanic activity located in the center of the Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is part of this zone
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Eurasian Belt
Circle of Terror
Ring of Fire
When two plates collide and one plate sinks under the other forming a volcano
subduction zone
rift
sinkhole
fault line
Tectonic plate boundary where rising magma adds new material to the plates that are diverging or moving apart
conservative plate boundary
constructive plate boundary
deconstructive plate boundary
plate boundary
The effect of an event on the landscape and ecology of the surrounding area
economic impact
climate change
deforestation
environmental impact
The effect directly caused by an event, such as a hurricane
original source
primary effect
secondary effect
tertiary effect
The effect related to a severe event but not cause by the event
original source
primary effect
secondary effect
tertiary effect
Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
lava
magma
hot coals
fire
What are tectonic plates?
Extra large ceramic plates
Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes
The Earth's crust
The top of the earth
Which one is the odd one out?
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Subduction Zone
Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas Mountain Range
The Andes Mountain Range
San Andreas Fault
What is a primary effect of an earthquake?
Forest Fires
Ruptured water pipes
Death and Injuries
Death by diseases
What plate boundary is this?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
Which boundary has NO volcanic activity?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive