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Geography: Earthquakes and Floods

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

2.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Layers of clouds in the atmosphere

b)

Big rocks under the sea

c)

Cracks in volcanoes

d)

Massive, rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move

3.

Which area around the Pacific Ocean has the most volcanoes and frequent earthquakes?

a)

The Ring of Flames

b)

The Fault Lines

c)

The Ring of Fire

d)

The Tropic Zone

4.

What is a flood?

a)

An overflow of water onto normally dry land

b)

A sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates

c)

A crack in the Earth’s surface caused by volcanoes

d)

A storm with strong winds

5.

What is the floodplain?

a)

The highest part of a mountain

b)

The area of land next to a river that floods when water levels rise

c)

An area of land covered in water

d)

The boundary between tectonic plates

6.

What causes earthquakes?

a)

Heavy rain

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Seismic waves

d)

Movement of tectonic plates

7.

Which tool is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?

a)

Microscope

b)

Thermometer

c)

Richter scale

d)

Earthquake scale

8.

Which disease can spread after an earthquake due to broken water pipes and sewerage systems?

a)

Malaria

b)

Cholera

c)

COVID-19

d)

HIV

9.

Fault lines are only small cracks along plate boundaries

a)
True
b)
False
10.

What can cause floods?

a)

Unusual heavy rains

b)

Tsunamis caused by Earthquakes

c)

Light rain

d)

Poor farming techniques

11.

Which of the following is a result of flooding?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Fires

d)

Damage to homes and roads

12.

How can we reduce flood damage?

a)

Cutting down trees

b)

Planting trees and vegetation

c)

Placing sandbags around your house

d)

Building your house close to the river