W1D5 Test The Big One: PNW Earthquakes and Tsunamis Teen CERT

In 2011 a maginude 9 earthquake hit just off the coast of japan. About how many people were killed?

• 20

• 200

• 2000

• 20,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Of the 20,000 people that we killed in the magnitude 9 earthquake off Japan in 2011, what percent died by drowning in the Tsunami that came minutes after the quake?

• 10%

• 30%

• 70%

• 90%

About how many buildings were destroyed in the magnitude 9 earthquake off Japan in 2011?

• 20,000

• 50,000

• 80,000

• 140,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

About how many buildings were damaged in the magnitude 9 earthquake off Japan in 2011?

• 20,000

• 50,000

• 80,000

• 140,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Geological and historical evidence shows that Oregon has had ___ magnitude 9 earthquakes over the past 10,000 years.

• 11

• 21

• 31

• 41

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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Given that Oregon has had 41 magnitude 9 earthquakes over the last 10,000 years, on average, we have one every ___ ___.

• 250 years

• 100 years

• 50 years

• 400 years

Oregon has a magnitude 9 earthquake about every 250 years. How long has it been since the last one?

• 250 years

• 100 years

• 50 years

• 323 years

Scientists say there is a ___ chance that Oregon will have a magnitude 9 earthquake in the next 50 years.

• 7 %

• 17 %

• 27 %

• 37 %

Scientists say there is a 37% chance that Oregon will have a magnitude 9 earthquake in the next 50 years. This is like rolling a 1 on a ___ sided die.

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 12

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Ian Madin, who directs the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), estimates that ___ percent of all structures in the state are not designed to withstand a major Cascadia quake.

• 25 %

• 50 %

• 75 %

• 100 %

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