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Year 9 Natural Hazards 9.5

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition of a natural hazard

a)

a natural event that happens in remote places

b)

a natural event that has the potential to impact people

c)

when Tibbles the cat gets stuck up a tree

d)

a natural event that happens without warning

2.
An earthquake is usually caused by a _________.
a)
glacier
b)
landslide
c)
very large storm
d)
a movement along a fault
3.

What is the capital of Chile?

a)

Port Moresby

b)

Santiago

c)

Ulan Bator

d)

Canberra

4.

What was the date of the Chile earthquake?

a)

27th Feb 2010

b)

26th Dec 2001

c)

1st Jan 2017

d)

22nd Aug 2004

5.

How many people died in the Chile quake?

a)

9000

b)

21 000

c)

500

d)

12

6.

As a primary impact of the Chile quake. How many people were injured?

a)

220,000

b)

500

c)

12 000

d)

50

7.

Which of the following is a secondary effect of the Chile quake?

a)

The town of Constitucion was destroyed by 15m high Tsunami waves

b)

Santiago airport was badly damaged by the quake

c)

4500 schools were destroyed

d)

The National appeal raised $60 Million. Enough to build 30,000 emergency homes

8.

An immediate response to the Chile quake 2010 was..

a)

A National appeal raised $1 not enough to build any emergency homes.

b)

Power and water was restored to 90% of homes within 10 days

c)

1500 km of road were damaged by landslides

d)

Chile`s strong economy based on copper exports meant it could rebuild without the need for foreign aid

9.

The amount of energy released during an earthquake is called....

a)

quake scale

b)

magnitude

c)

decimals

d)

records

10.

Most earthquakes happen

a)

close to where two plate meet

b)

closet to where two cities meet

c)

close to the ocean

d)

close to a herd of elephants

11.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
12.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
13.
The Modified Mercalli scale rates the amount of damage from an earthquake
a)
true
b)
false
14.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph