Earthquakes and tsunamis 1

The edge between two tectonic plates is called a ?

• Plate boundary

• Dinner plate

• Plate tectonics

• Ring of Fire

Sometimes these plates lock together when they meet. This is where what happens?

• Hurricanes

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

What causes energy to build up at the plate boundaries?

• Solar radiation

• Friction

• Plate bending

• Magma

The plates stick together until…they ?

• Stinky

• Skip

• Slip

• Squeeze

Eventually the tension becomes so great that the energy is released, which creates a ?

• hurricane

• tropical storm

• volcano

• shock wave

The shock wave is felt as an ?

• Earthquake

• Tidal Wave

• Sound wave

• Increase in temperature

If the earthquake is beneath the ocean it can create a series of huge waves, called a ?

• Sound wave

• Tidal wave

• Tsunami

• Wavelength

The point along a plate boundary where the rocks are fractured is called a?

• taped border

• outer boundary

• fault line

• edge

Which year did the Boxing Day tsunami take place?

• 2004

• 1999

• 2014

• 1984

Which country was NOT affected by the Boxing Day tsunami?

• Myanmar

• Thailand

• Brazil

• Sri Lanka