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Southeast Asia Checkpoint

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is caused because of the Ring of Fire? (Select all that apply)

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic Eruptions

c)

Monsoons

d)

Tsunamis

2.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

3.

The loudest sound in recorded history occurred from...

a)

the eruption of the Indonesian Krakatoa volcano.

b)

the 1968 Great Alaskan Earthquake.

c)

the Fukushima tsunami.

d)

the Grateful Dead Wall of Sound.

4.

What ocean does the Ring of Fire surround?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

5.

Which continents boarder the Ring of Fire? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Asia

b)

Austrailia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

South America

6.

All of the following are physical processes EXCEPT

a)

Monsoons

b)

Earthquakes

c)

tsunamis

d)

pollution

7.

Strong, often violent winds that change direction with the season. The winter is dry and the summer is wet.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Typhoons

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Monsoons

8.

In India, monsoons bring rain from which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

9.

A monsoon is a

a)

seasonal wind

b)

tornado

c)

wild fire

d)

explosion

10.

A lack of rain that causes plants to shrivel up and die is a

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

hurricane

d)

thunderstorm

11.

Weak or late monsoons rains cause

a)

crops to dry out and wells to run dry

b)

mudslides

c)

flooding

d)

cheap hydroelectricity

12.

What is a scientist who studies the movement of the earth called?

a)

tsunami

b)

magnitude

c)

seismologist

d)

focus

13.

Giant ocean waves are called?

a)

epicenter

b)

seismic wave

c)

focus

d)

tsunami

14.

What does the word tsunami mean in Japanese?

a)

Harbor Wave

b)

Big Storm

c)

Time to run

d)

Underwater earthquake.

15.

A ___?___ is an earthquake occurs under the ocean floor. If the quake is strong enough, this may create a huge wave of great destructive power.

a)

Typhoon

b)

Tsunami

c)

Cyclone

16.

What does the Pacific Tsunami Warning System use to detect tsunamis?

a)

radio signals in the air

b)

ripples in the water

c)

sensors on the ocean floor

d)

behavior of marine animals

17.

Viola’s mother is a scientist. She makes model houses and tests them on platforms that shake and move, just as the ground might move in an earthquake.

In which way does this testing help prepare people for earthquakes?

a)

shows which furniture will be safest

b)

teaches people to survive earthquakes

c)

develops building designs that will be stable

d)

informs people about how to avoid earthquakes

18.

Which is the BEST way you can help prepare for natural disasters?

a)

Watch your pets for any unusual behavior.

b)

Always carry a pint of water with you.

c)

Keep the windows of your house closed at all times.

d)

Make an emergency supply kit with your family.

19.

Tsunamis are waves caused by wind.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Most volcanoes are found on the East Coast of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False