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Y10 - 2 - Natural Hazards Intro Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a tsunami?

a)

Flooding

b)

A waterfall

c)

When my dad gets in the bath

d)

A massive wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor

2.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Where you can eat your dinner

b)

Where tsunamis stop

c)

The pieces that the outer layer of the earth is made of

d)

Where volcanoes die

3.

What is a plate boundary?

a)

Where the edges of the tectonic plates meet

b)

Where you can eat your dinner

c)

Where the oceans meet

d)

Where an earthquake stops

4.

What is the mantle?

a)

The part over a fireplace

b)

Where a river meets the sea

c)

The mantle is the layer underneath the crust of the earth

d)

The coldest part of the earth

5.

Which statement is true?

a)

All earthquakes are very dangerous.

b)

All earthquakes violently shake the ground.

c)

Some earthquakes cause roads to buckle.

d)

Some earthquakes are caused by landslides.

6.

what is one effect of a tsunami?

a)

flooding

b)

weathering

c)

an earthquake

d)

a volcanic eruption

7.

What is a `natural hazard`?

a)

A danger or risk

b)

A natural hazard is a natural phenomenon that might have a negative effect on humans or the environment.

c)

A hazard is an object, situation or behavior that has the potential to cause harm

8.

Which natural hazard is NOT impacted by tectonic plates?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Tsunamis

9.

The Ring of Fire has a high amount of which natural hazard?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Tsunamis

d)

All of the above

10.

Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, and Tsunamis all occur near tectonic plate boundaries.

a)

True

b)

False