After a rainstorm, a big pile of rocks block part of a mountain road. Which event most likely caused the rocks to move onto the road?
(tsunami, blizzard, landslide, hurricane)
landslide
15
Read this statement "Over time, an island was formed in an ocean." Which of the following most likely caused the formation of this island?
(wave erosion, sand deposits, wind movement, volcanic eruptions)
volcanic eruptions
20
If a road is suddenly broken by a natural event, which of the following natural events most likely caused the crack in the road?
(wind, lava flow from a volcano, earthquake, an avalanche down a mountain)
earthquake
25
Where are the most active volcanoes located?
(Hint: it's not the Pacific ocean or ring of fire; its called something else)
along plate boundaries
25
Which of the following is most likely to cause the biggest change to a land surface in the shortest amount of time? (lightning storm, a major earthquake, a gust of a wind, rapidly flowing stream)
a major earthquake
10
The Richter scale measures which of the following earthquake characteristics? (intensity, magnitude, frequency, probability)
Hint: think about how we measure earthquakes
magnitude
20
Earthquake vibrations are detected, measured, and recorded by instruments called___. (sonargraphs, Richter scales, seismographs, magnetometers)
