Natural Disasters

What do you call a tool that measures the size of an earthquake?

• scale
• seismograph
• earthquake monitor
• Richter scale

Which is the safest material to use if engineering a house near a volcano?

• foam
• wood
• metal
• stone

What do the lines on this map represent?

• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• plate boundaries
• travel routes

What is the molten rock from a volcano called BEFORE it erupts at the Earth's surface?

• hot rocks
• fire
• magma
• lava

Which of these natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• both of these
• none of these

What causes tsunamis?

• whales
• wind
• earthquakes
• thunderstorms

These shutters are engineered to protect against what type of natural disaster?

• hurricane
• earthquake
• volcano
• heat wave

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

• humans can stop them

• difficult to predict

• cause damage

• humans can lessen impact

Which of these is a good engineering design for buildings where earthquakes occur?

• only 1 floor
• very tall
• storm shutters
• basements

Why do so many volcanoes and earthquakes happen along plate boundaries?

• plates move and shift
• bad weather in these areas
• coincidence
• none of these