Natural Hazards and Disasters

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

• scale

• seismograph

• earthquake monitor

• Richter scale

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

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• both of these

• none of these

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What causes tsunamis?

• whales

• wind

• earthquakes

• thunderstorms

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

• plates move and shift

• bad weather in these areas

• coincidence

• none of these

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Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

• Drought

• Tornado

• House Fire

• Earthquake

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Natural Hazard

• use available information to draw a conclusion about what may happen in the future

• The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

• A natural occurrence caused by extreme weather or geological events

• not affected by fire

Answer explanation

A natural hazard is defined as a natural occurrence caused by extreme weather or geologic events, making this the correct choice. Other options do not accurately describe what constitutes a natural hazard.

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Natural Hazard

• to use available information to draw a conclusion about what may occur in the future

• The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

• A natural occurrence caused by extreme weather or geologic events

• unaffected by fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is the safest material to use if engineering a house near a volcano?

• foam

• wood

• metal

• stone

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What do the lines on this map represent?

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• plate boundaries

• travel routes

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

• hot rocks

• fire

• magma

• lava

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