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WorksheetsExtreme Earth
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
There is an area in the South Pacific Ocean where 75% the Earth's volcanoes can be found. What is this area called?
The sea of lava
The ring of fire
The circle of volcanoes
Volcano mountain
What is a drought?
A water shortage caused by a long period of little or no rainfall.
A strong wind which uproots plants and trees.
A period of heavy rainfall which washes away plants and trees.
A flurry of snowflakes on the ground.
What scale is used to measure the strength of earthquakes?
(a)
What causes the giant wave of a tsunami?
An earthquake below the sea.
A volcanic eruption.
A flood.
Rocks colliding.
What is the name given to the rapidly rotating, funnel-shaped column of air reaching from the land to the clouds?
Tornado
Cyclone
Gale
Storm
What plates in the Earth's surface collide to cause earthquakes?
(a)
What is one natural cause of a wildfire?
Which two of the following is not a name for a tropical storm?
Hurricane
Gale
Cyclone
Windy
Approximately how fast can a tsunami travel across deep water?
600 miles an hour
60 miles and hour
6 miles and hour
6000 miles and hour
What type of volcano is most likely to erupt?
(a)
