Natural Disasters

What can a tsunami be formed by?

• A hurricane
• A flood
• An underwater earthquake
• A tornado

What does the seismograph show?

• How strong a tsunami is.
• How strong a tornado is.
• How strong an earthquake is.
• How strong a hurricane is.

Are volcanic erruptions predictable?

• They give warning signs weeks or months before 
• There is no warning
• We can predict erruptions to the day
• Using the Mayan Calandar

Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength? 

• Earthquake
• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Hurricane

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What should you do if a tsunami is about to hit? 

• Take cover
• Get to higher ground
• Board up windows and doors
• Get in the basement

What is the name for the location where most volcanoes can be found? 

• volcano alley
• volcanoe row
• ring of fire
• ring of lava

When a volcano erruprts, it can spew which of the following? 

• Rock & ash
• Gas
• Glass
• all of the above

The surface of the Earth directly above an earthquake is called a/an - 

• focus
• slip zone
• fault
• epicenter

Which natural disaster is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?

• Landslide
• Tsunami 
• Thunderstorm
• Tornado 

Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?

• Hurricane
• Flood
• Wildfire 
• Tsunami 

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