Kakak Naya Part 2 - Vocabulary (Earthquake)

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean, where the __________ is constantly shifting due to tectonic activity.

• surface

• seafloor

• landslides

• occurrence

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a __________ disaster, affecting millions of people across several countries.

• minor

• harmless

• devastating

• predictable

Heavy rainfall in mountainous regions can trigger __________, causing destruction to homes and infrastructure.

• earthquakes

• landslides

• droughts

• hurricanes

Due to excessive groundwater extraction, many cities experience __________, leading to a lower ground level.

• tsunami waves

• earthquakes

• ground subsidence

• tectonic movement

The meeting of two tectonic plates at a subduction zone is an example of plate __________.

• eruption

• divergence

• convergence

• separation

The earthquake damaged the outer __________ of buildings, making them unsafe for use.

• occurrence

• surfaces

• enforcement

• bending

In a subduction zone, the oceanic plate is __________ beneath the continental plate.

• overriding

• floating

• underthrusting

• stable

The tectonic plate that moves above another plate in a subduction zone is called the __________ plate.

• overriding

• underthrusting

• converging

• divergent

Megathrust faults __________ some of the world's largest earthquakes.

• prevent

• host

• weaken

• stop

A megathrust earthquake does not happen just once; instead, it generates a __________ of aftershocks.

• multitudes

• prevention

• prediction

• decrease