Natural Disasters

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What do you call a tool that measures the size of an earthquake?

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Seismograph

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What do the lines on a map that show where tectonic plates meet represent?

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Plate boundaries

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Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

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Humans can stop them

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What is the molten rock from a volcano called before it erupts?

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Magma

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Which natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

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Volcanoes and earthquakes

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What is an earthquake?

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A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

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What is a volcano?

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An opening in the Earth's surface where molten rock, ash, and gases can escape.

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What is lava?

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Magma that has reached the Earth's surface.

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What is a tsunami?

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A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

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What is a hurricane?

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A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters.