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WorksheetsVolcanoes & Natural Hazards
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Volcanoes can be found on the ocean floor.
True
False
A volcano forms from which layer of the Earth?
mantle
outer core
inner core
crust
Molten rock inside the Earth is called ________________.
gas
diverging plate
Molten rock outside the Earth is called ______________.
gas
diverging plate
Most volcanoes are located between divergent and ______________ tectonic plates.
convergent
transform boundaries
sink holes
What do we call the area where volcanoes form in the middle of a plate?
sink holes
divergent
convergent
hot spots
The ____________ is the Earth's largest plate.
South American Plate
The nickname for the Pacific Plate is _________________.
Pangea
Continental Drift
Volcano Alley
A volcano only erupts one time.
True
When a volcano erupts under the ocean, ____________ erupts into the air with fragments of _____________.
gas; lava
magma; lava
gas; sand
sea creatures; seaweed
A _________________ is an extreme event that can change the Earth's surface very quickly.
blizzard
natural hazard
air pollution
iceberg
Natural hazards are caused by the forces of nature and are a part of nature.
True
False
Which of the following is an example of a tectonic hazard?
tornado
tsunami
sand storm
snow storm
A(n) ________________ occurs when a region has certain weather conditions.
earthquake
tsunami
flood
landslide
There are three main categories of natural hazards.
True
False
What type of hazard is an earthquake?
tectonic hazard
climatic hazard
What type of hazard is a flood?
tectonic hazard
climatic hazard
What type of hazard is a drought?
tectonic hazard
climatic hazard
What type of hazard is a tsunami?
tectonic hazard
climatic hazard
