Natural Hazards

Name the volcano featured shown as letter e in the diagram.

• lava flow

• pipe

• crater

• vent

• magma chamber

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• doctor
• vet
• volcanologist
• volcano scientist

What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava
• Mafic Magma
• Felsic Magma
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• Circle of Fire
• Ring of Lava
• Ring of Fire
• Circle of Magma

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes are found...

• on land
• under water
• on islands
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the measure of the amount of ground shaking during an earthquake?

• Intensity

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Seismogram

It's easy to outrun a tsunami so you don't get hurt.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tectonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

For the Richter scale, each increase on the scale represents ______ times the amount of ground motion recorded on the seismogram

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000