Culler Natural Hazards

The majority of earthquake and volcanic eruptions occur around the Pacific Ocean. This is called the 

• Ring of Fire
• North Pole
• Beehive 
• The Volcano Circle

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Which is true of natural hazards?

• Most natural hazards can be prevented.
• It is impossible to prepare for a natural hazard.
• Most tsunami damage happens far inland.
• Many natural hazards are caused by weather.

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Which of the following is not a type of natural hazard?

• volcanic eruption
• earthquake
• blizzard
• mountain

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How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?

• by building structures that can sway with the motion

• by building structures that do NOT move with the motion

• by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures

• by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean

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Which of these is the result of erosion by gravity?

• a rock arch

• a landslide

• a sand dune

• a fossil layer

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Which statement is true of earthquakes?

• All of them can be prevented.

• Weak ones can be prevented.

• Some of them can be prevented.

• None of them can be prevented.

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Which of the following is not a possible cause of a tsunami?

• the movement of the moon

• an underwater volcanic eruption

• an underwater earthquake

• a landslide

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Tsunamis are natural hazards. Which statement about these hazards is true?

• They can be prevented if they are not too large.

• They can never be detected before they reach land.

• They can cause an underwater volcanic eruption.

• They can destroy entire villages and other structures.

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A tsunami is...

• a spinning windstorm that forms over the ocean.
• a series of ocean waves.
• a vibration deep within the Earth or at its surface.
• when magma rises through the Earth's surface. 

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Of the four natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict?

• Tsunamis
• Volcanoes
• Tropical Cyclones
• Earthquakes

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