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WorksheetsGeography: Earthquakes and Floods
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which layer is the arrow pointing to?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
What are tectonic plates?
Layers of clouds in the atmosphere
Big rocks under the sea
Cracks in volcanoes
Massive, rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move
Which area around the Pacific Ocean has the most volcanoes and frequent earthquakes?
The Ring of Flames
The Fault Lines
The Ring of Fire
The Tropic Zone
What is a flood?
An overflow of water onto normally dry land
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates
A crack in the Earth’s surface caused by volcanoes
A storm with strong winds
What is the floodplain?
The highest part of a mountain
The area of land next to a river that floods when water levels rise
An area of land covered in water
The boundary between tectonic plates
What causes earthquakes?
Heavy rain
Volcanoes
Seismic waves
Movement of tectonic plates
Which tool is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
Microscope
Thermometer
Richter scale
Earthquake scale
Which disease can spread after an earthquake due to broken water pipes and sewerage systems?
Malaria
Cholera
COVID-19
HIV
Fault lines are only small cracks along plate boundaries
What can cause floods?
Unusual heavy rains
Tsunamis caused by Earthquakes
Light rain
Poor farming techniques
Which of the following is a result of flooding?
Deforestation
Tsunamis
Fires
Damage to homes and roads
How can we reduce flood damage?
Cutting down trees
Planting trees and vegetation
Placing sandbags around your house
Building your house close to the river
