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WorksheetsYear 9 Natural Hazards Baseline
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?
by building structures that can sway with the motion
by building structures that do NOT move with the motion
by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures
by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean
what can scientists measure to help predict when a volcano might erupt?
temperatures of lava flows
lengths of nearby fault lines
small earthquakes and gases in the air near the volcano
increases in severe weather
Which of these is the result of erosion by gravity?
a rock arch
a landslide
a sand dune
a fossil layer
Why are tsunamis dangerous?
They cannot be detected.
They increase in height near the shore.
They cause earthquakes on land.
They are very tall in the deep ocean.
What are tectonic plates?
Extra large ceramic plates
Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes
The Earth's crust
The top of the earth
Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?
Subduction Zone
Rising Magma
Plates moving apart
Volcanoes
What features are found at a destructive plate boundary?
Subduction Zone
Fold Mountains
Volcanoes
Magma Sinks
Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas Mountain Range
The Andes Mountain Range
San Andreas Fault
What is the correct order of the interior sections of the Earth?
Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle, Crust
Inner Core, Crust, Mantle, Outer Core
What are Convection Currents?
The movement of heat through the Mantle
The movement of heat through the Outer Core
The movement of heat through the Crust
The movement of heat through the Interior of the Earth
The Earth's crustal plate move because ...
The Earth's Gravity drag the plates together, apart, against one another
The Gravity of the Moon drag the plates together, apart, against one another
Convection currents in the mantle drag the plates together, apart, against one another
The Magnetism of the Earth's Core drag the plates together, apart, against one another
Subduction is ....
Where oceanic crust is drawn down beneath continental crust by convection currents
Where continental crust is bent and mountains are formed
When a volcano is formed by rising magma
They process which forms earthquakes
In which type of plate boundary do the tectonic plates move apart?
conservative
constructive
destructive
Which type of plate boundary involves one piece of oceanic crust sliding under a piece of continental crust
conservative
constructive
destructive
Where is the Ring of Fire
round the Atlantic Ocean
round the Pacific Ocean
Round the Mediterranean Sea
Around the Himalayan Mountains
Earth's plates meet at ____________.
plate tectonics
plate boundaries
continental drift
oceans
What is the motion of Earth's plates like?
fast and in stages
slow and in stages
fast and constant
slow and constant
Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.
mountains
rift valleys
faults
trenches
Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?
Hurricane
Tornado
House Fire
Earthquake
Which of these is the result of erosion by gravity?
a rock arch
a landslide
a sand dune
a fossil layer
Where do most earthquakes occur?
in the center of the ocean
in the center of the continents
along borders between countries
along boundaries between continents and the ocean
Which is the following 4 natural hazards is hardest to predict?
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Tropical Cyclones
Earthquakes
