Natural Disasters quiz 1

a. A shift in the ( ? ) is the initial movement that sets off an earthquake

• Hurricane

• Inner-core

• Tectonic plates

• Earthquake

The point on the earth where the greatest force from the earthquake originates is called the

• Epicenter

• Origin

• Earthquake

• Starting point

The tsunami of 2004 was from the

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indonesia

Tsunami’s are caused by

• Tornado's

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Wind

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Give another name for an earthquake