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Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?

• volcanoes
• deep sea trenches
• underwater mountain ranges
• earthquakes

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Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.

• primary
• secondary
• old field
• ecosystem

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Associated with transform boundaries.

• Volcanoes
• mountains
• trenches
• earthquakes

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Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

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Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?

• hurricane
• flood
• tsunami
• wildfire

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The map shows the various ecoregions of Texas. Which ecoregion is most vulnerable to wind erosion from hurricanes originating in the Gulf of Mexico?

• Post Oak Savannah
• Blackland Prairies
• Edwards Plateau
• Gulf Prairies and Marshes

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How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 6 quake on the Richter Scale?

• 2 times bigger

• 20 times bigger

• 48 times bigger

• 100 times bigger

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Which areas are most susceptible to a tsunami?

• low lying areas

• high areas

• middle areas

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If you lived near a Transform Boundary, what even would you experience?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Finding fossils

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