What is this volcano famous for?

It erupted and formed in the 1940's in a farmer's cornfield.

Why do tsunami's happen a lot in this area?

Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes trigger tsunami's in the Ring of Fire.

A great sea wave produced by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under water

Why can we see this meteor crater so clearly?

It's located in a dry area where not much erosion takes place.

Why can't we see this meteor crater so clearly?

It's eroded away over the centuries.

Where do a lot of wildfires take place?

The West Coast of the United States.

What is this volcano famous for?

It blew it's top, killing a lot of people and wiping out a lot of trees.

What is this crater famous for?

It's the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Where do most of the tornadoes in the world happen?

The Great Plains in the United States

Why is it called the Ring of Fire?

It's a plate boundary where a lot of volcanoes are.

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1
Which natural disasters sometimes happen in Maine?
Small tornadoes
Floods
All the above
Hurricanes
2
Name a place that has a lot of earthquakes
Alaska
Japan
California
All of the above
3
How fast do tectonic plates move?
Slowly over millions of years.
Quickly over hundreds of years.
They don't move at all.
They're moving right now.
4
How can you tell if a tsunami is about to hit?
A wall of water suddenly shows up.
A loud boom is heard.
All the above
Ocean water retreats far away.
5
What can a community do to prepare for a natural disaster?
Evacuation routes.
Designated shelters for people to stay.
Have a stash of emergency medical supplies.
All the above
6
What U.S. state do both wildfires and landslides take place?
Texas
California
West Virginia
New Hampshire
7
What is this volcano famous for?
It blew it's top, killing a lot of people.
Spewing so much ash in the atmosphere it created a year without a summer.
It erupted and formed in the 1940's in a farmer's cornfield.
It created the loudest noise ever heard by human ears.
8
Why do tsunami's happen a lot in this area?
Too much water.
They didn't vacuum the forests well enough.
Bad luck
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes trigger tsunami's in the Ring of Fire.
9
Where do a lot of landslides take place?
Mountains of Central and South America
All the above
Islands in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Mountains of Asia
10
What is a tsunami?
What happens in the Taco Bell bathroom.
A funny pitch in baseball.
A great sea wave produced by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under water
Japanese theater.
11
Why can we see this meteor crater so clearly?
It's really a gravel pit.
Nobody wants to touch it because it's radioactive.
It just happened.
It's located in a dry area where not much erosion takes place.
12
How fast does an earthquake hit?
Quickly without warning.
Beats me
Slowly over years
Faster if nukes are used
13
What kind of fault is the San Andreas Fault?
The It's all Your Fault
Fault Block Mountains
Strike Slip Fault
The Shake Rattle and Roll fault
14
What kind of fault builds up mountains?
The Shake Rattle and Roll fault
Strike Slip Fault
The It's all Your Fault
Fault Block Mountains
15
How can you tell if a tornado is about to hit?
All the above
A loud noise like a freight train begins.
A funnel cloud starts to form.
The air gets really still.
16
Which natural disasters can be predicted based on past history?
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
17
Why can't we see this meteor crater so clearly?
It's eroded away over the centuries.
It's not really there.
Too much political instability in the area.
My hands are covering my eyes.
18
Where do a lot of wildfires take place?
Japan
The Great Plains in the United States
Mexico
The West Coast of the United States.
19
Name a place where fault lines have built up mountains.
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Both red and yellow
Himalayas
20
How can you tell if your area could be flooded?
It rains really hard and there's a lot of snow that suddenly melts.
A coastal storm and a high tide bring in a lot of water.
All the above
It rains really hard in a short amount of time.
21
What is this volcano famous for?
It blew it's top, killing a lot of people and wiping out a lot of trees.
Spewing so much ash in the atmosphere it created a year without a summer.
It erupted and formed in the 1940's in a farmer's cornfield.
It created the loudest noise ever heard by human ears.
22
Volcanoes and earthquakes happen near what?
Mr. DeBeck's house
Small islands.
Tectonic plate boundaries.
Oceans
23
What is this crater famous for?
First nuclear test in history.
Strange animals evolving there.
Spring break parties
It's the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs.
24
Where do most of the tornadoes in the world happen?
Mexico
Canada
Eastport, Maine
The Great Plains in the United States
25
How quickly would we feel the impact of a meteor?
Depends on where it lands.
Depends on how long ago it landed.
Very quickly.
Slowly over millions of years.
26
What is this area around the Pacific Ocean called?
The Pacific Ocean
Nuclear blast zone
The Unholy Trinity
The Ring of Fire
27
How fast is the process to build mountains?
Faster if nukes are used
Slowly over years
Beats me
Quickly
28
Which natural disasters happen due to weather?
Floods
All the above.
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
29
Why is it called the Ring of Fire?
Somebody really liked Johnny Cash.
Those people like burning things down.
Nuclear blast zone
It's a plate boundary where a lot of volcanoes are.
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What kind of warning signs do we get when a volcano erupts?
There are no warnings.
A lot of small earthquakes.
Dogs run away.
When there's an ash cloud overhead.

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