Mistar Natural Hazards

Why do volcanoes often occur along continental-oceanic convergent tectonic plate boundaries?

• The sinking plate melts there, and molten rock escapes upward

• The plates pull apart allowing magma to rise up in the space formed

• The crust is thinner there, and molten rock easily escapes to Earth’s surface

• The force of the two plates colliding cracks the crust letting magma seep through.

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A student finds an image that shows the regions where researchers have recorded earthquakes of magnitudes 5.0 and above on the Richter scale between 1980 and 1990.Which claim could the student make that is supported by the data in the image

• Tectonic plates form fault lines by breaking apart

• Earthquakes cause many cracks in the tectonic plates

• Plate movements cause earthquakes along the plate boundaries

• Earthquakes occur only where tectonic plates move the most

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On the global map shown, the solid lines indicate the tectonic plates.

Which location experiences more earthquake activity?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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A student makes a model to represent the effects of a tsunami. The student observes that the houses on the shore are not able to withstand the tsunami waves. The student makes a list of structural changes that can be made to beach homes and their intended purposes, as shown. Which structural changes would help the houses withstand the tsunami waves?

• 1 and 3 only

• 3 and 4 only

• 1, 2, and 3

• 1, 2, and 4

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Which evidence best supports the claim that plate tectonics cause earthquakes?

• The distribution of rocks is determined by the history of plate motions.

• A transform boundary is created when two plates slide past one another.

• Continents, if put together, fit together perfectly to form a single super continent

• Fossils on the eastern coast of South America are similar to those found on the western coast of Africa.

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Three seismograph stations (1, 2, and 3) record an earthquake. A researcher plots circles on a map using the records of the seismograph stations as shown in the image. He labels the points on the intersections of the circles as P, Q, R, and S.Which letter represents the location of the epicenter of the earthquake?

• P

• Q

• R

• S

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Which event usually causes tsunamis?

• typhoon or hurricane

• undersea earthquake

• volcanic eruption

• rotation of the Earth

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A student reads an article about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.The student lists several problems that may occur if a region is hit by a massive earthquake. Which listed problems are likely to happen during a massive earthquake?

• 1,2, and 3

• 2,4, and 5

• 1,3, and 5

• 2,3, and 4

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Which events are commonly associated with the mountains and volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean?

• earthquakes

• glaciers

• tornadoes

• typhoons

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Where do earthquakes occur

• at the boundary between the core and mantle

• at the interior of an oceanic crust plate

• near a fault zone

• near the equator

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