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Extreme Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

There is an area in the South Pacific Ocean where 75% the Earth's volcanoes can be found. What is this area called?

a)

The sea of lava

b)

The ring of fire

c)

The circle of volcanoes

d)

Volcano mountain

2.

What is a drought?

a)

A water shortage caused by a long period of little or no rainfall.

b)

A strong wind which uproots plants and trees.

c)

A period of heavy rainfall which washes away plants and trees.

d)

A flurry of snowflakes on the ground.

3.

What scale is used to measure the strength of earthquakes?

(a)  

4.

What causes the giant wave of a tsunami?

a)

An earthquake below the sea.

b)

A volcanic eruption.

c)

A flood.

d)

Rocks colliding.

5.

What is the name given to the rapidly rotating, funnel-shaped column of air reaching from the land to the clouds?

a)

Tornado

b)

Cyclone

c)

Gale

d)

Storm

6.

What plates in the Earth's surface collide to cause earthquakes?

(a)  

7.

What is one natural cause of a wildfire?

4 lines
8.

Which two of the following is not a name for a tropical storm?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Gale

c)

Cyclone

d)

Windy

9.

Approximately how fast can a tsunami travel across deep water?

a)

600 miles an hour

b)

60 miles and hour

c)

6 miles and hour

d)

6000 miles and hour

10.

What type of volcano is most likely to erupt?

(a)