Natural Disaster
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- Q1
How are erupting volcanoes helpful?
They make cold areas warm
They are not helpful
They create new land
They're hot
30s - Q2
What are earthquakes
a superstorm
rolling, shaking, moving or shocking of the Earth's surface
a tidal wave
an eruption
30s - Q3
What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
landslide
tsunami
volcano
an earthquake
30s - Q4
What are the puzzle pieces of earth's surface called?
paper plates
tectonic plates
crust
puzzle pieces
30s - Q5
What is the outermost layer of earth called?
mantle
lithosphere
crust
core
30s - Q6
when two plates slide past each other what is that called
diverge
transform
converge
30s - Q7
when two plates push together it is called what
converge
diverge
transform
30s - Q8
when two plates pull apart it is called what?
diverge
transform
converge
30s - Q9
What do you call the molten rock inside of the volcano?
magma
lava
30s - Q10
When a volcano erupts the molten rock turns into what?
lava
magma
30s - Q11
Where do most earthquakes occur?
In the sea
along the earth's crust
along the earth's mantle
along the tectonic plate boundaries
30s - Q12
What do you call the tool that measures the size of an earthquake?
earthquake monitor
scale
seismograph
richter scale
30s - Q13
What causes tsunamis?
whales
volcanos
other fish
underwater earthquakes
30s - Q14
We can not prevent a natural disaster
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q15
Why do so many volcanoes and earthquakes happen along plate boundaries?
bad weather
plates move and shift
none of the above
coincidence
30s