Plate Tectonics and Natural Disasters

What can cause earthquakes to happen? 

• Moose running really hard on the ground
• Plates of the earth rubbing against each other
• The planet's core exploding
• The crust falling into the mantle

What is the very deepest layer of the earth called, in the center of it? 

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core
• Continents

Which layer of Earth is located just above the center of the earth, but not on the outer edge?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core
• Continents

Warm, moist air mixes with cool dry air

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Massive amounts of snow that slide downhill

• Avalanche

• Blizzard

• Landslide

• Volcanic Eruption

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Movement of rock, debris, or earth downhill

• Avalanche

• Flood

• Volcanic Eruption

• Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Negative charge of electricity and positive charge of rain meet inside the cloud and electricity is sparked

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Form above oceans with warm water

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Flood

a tornado is caused by ___________ and _________ winds colliding

• hurricane + tsunami

• warm air + cold air

• cold air + cold air

• warm air + warm air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which storm can cause flooding?

• hurricanes
• blizzards
• tsunamis
• all of the above