Year 9 Natural Hazards 9.5

Definition of a natural hazard

• a natural event that happens in remote places

• a natural event that has the potential to impact people

• when Tibbles the cat gets stuck up a tree

• a natural event that happens without warning

An earthquake is usually caused by a _________.

• glacier
• landslide
• very large storm
• a movement along a fault

What is the capital of Chile?

• Port Moresby

• Santiago

• Ulan Bator

• Canberra

What was the date of the Chile earthquake?

• 27th Feb 2010

• 26th Dec 2001

• 1st Jan 2017

• 22nd Aug 2004

How many people died in the Chile quake?

• 9000

• 21 000

• 500

• 12

As a primary impact of the Chile quake. How many people were injured?

• 220,000

• 500

• 12 000

• 50

Which of the following is a secondary effect of the Chile quake?

• The town of Constitucion was destroyed by 15m high Tsunami waves

• Santiago airport was badly damaged by the quake

• 4500 schools were destroyed

• The National appeal raised $60 Million. Enough to build 30,000 emergency homes

An immediate response to the Chile quake 2010 was..

• A National appeal raised $1 not enough to build any emergency homes.

• Power and water was restored to 90% of homes within 10 days

• 1500 km of road were damaged by landslides

• Chile`s strong economy based on copper exports meant it could rebuild without the need for foreign aid

The amount of energy released during an earthquake is called....

• quake scale

• magnitude

• decimals

• records

Most earthquakes happen

• close to where two plate meet

• closet to where two cities meet

• close to the ocean

• close to a herd of elephants