Natural Disasters

About 75% of the world's volcanoes are in

• The Ring of Fire

• Tornado Alley

• The Fujita Scale

• The Richter Scale

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How many volcanoes erupt in a year?

• Approximately 100

• Approximately 20 to 30

• Approximately 50 to 70

• Approximately 10 - 25

What are the names of the three types of volcanoes?

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

• Shield

• Lahar

• Pyroclastic

Which volcano type is the most explosive?

• Cinder Cone

• Shield

• Composite

What instrument is used to measure earthquakes?

• The Fujita Scale

• Pulse-Doppler Radar

• Seismograph

• The Ring of Fire

What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

• The movement of the tectonic plates

• The location of the least amount of damage

• The area underground where the earthquake is located

• The surface right above where an earthquake started

Who studies earthquakes?

• Meteorologists

• Seismologists

• Storm Chasers

• Biologists

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The place where the earthquake starts below the earth is called?

• Eyewall

• Hypocenter

• Epicenter

• Eye

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The area in the United States where most tornadoes happen is called

• Tornado Alley

• The Ring of Fire

• Tornado Stronghold

• The Midwest

The first step in the formation of a tornado is

• A hurricane

• A tsunami

• A thunderstorm

• A volcano

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