GG- Natural Disasters

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

• scale

• earthquake monitor

• seismograph

• Richter Scale

What is the safest material to use for engineering a house near a volcano?

• foam

• metal

• wood

• stone

What do the lines on this map represent?

• volcanoes

• plate boundaries

• earthquakes

• travel routes

What is the molten rock from a volcano BEFORE it erupts at the Earth's surface?

• hot rocks

• magma

• fire

• lava

Which of these natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• both of these

• none of these

What causes tsumanis?

• Whales

• earthquakes

• wind

• thunderstorms

These shutters are engineered to protect against which type of natural disaster?

• hurricane

• volcano

• earthquake

• heat wave

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

• humans can stop them

• cause damage

• difficult to protect

• humans can lessen impact

Which of these is a good engineering design for buildings where earthquakes occur?

• only 1 floor

• storm shutters

• very tall

• basements

Why do so many volcanoes or earthquakes happen along plate boundaries?

• plates move and shift

• coincidence

• bad weather in these areas

• none of these