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Sulawesi Earthquake

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Approximately how many people are still missing?

a)

+ 5000

b)

+500

c)

+50

d)

None

2.

What magnitude was the earthquake?

a)

7.5

b)

8

c)

8.5

d)

9

3.

What secondary effect has the earthquake caused?

a)

avalanches

b)

landslides

c)

Storms

d)

Hurricanes

4.

What caused the earthquake?

a)

a volcano

b)

God had a bad day

c)

an underwater landslide

d)

a tsunami

5.

What also occurred as a result of the earthquake?

a)

a tidal wave

b)

a tsunami

c)

an avalanche

6.

How many people have died as a result of this event?

a)

approx 2000

b)

1000

c)

None

d)

very few

7.

Which city was hardest hit?

a)

Palu

b)

Depensar

c)

Surabaya

d)

Kuta

8.

At what speed was the tsunami travelling?

a)

700 km/hr

b)

800 km/hr

c)

500 km/hr

d)

250 kn/hr

9.

Indonesia is located in the

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Ring of Wreckage

c)

Hot Ring

d)

Volcanic Ring

10.

How many people will be affected by this tragedy?

a)

1 million

b)

600,000

c)

5 million

d)

1.6 million

11.

What is the likely economic cost of this event?

a)

$500 million +

b)

$5 million

c)

$5 million

d)

$50 million

12.

Which volcano erupted to make Indonesia's situation worse?

a)

Etna

b)

Soputan

c)

Vesuvius

d)

Palu

13.

the volcano caused ash columns. How high did these reach into the sky?

a)

1 km

b)

2 kms

c)

500m

d)

4 kms

14.

A primary effect of the earthquake was that all power was shut off. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A secondary effect of the erathquake is that tourism has been impacted. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False