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This is an example of an earthquake.
False
True
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This is an example of a tornado.
False
True
3
What is the focus of an earthquake?
Located where an earthquake ends.
Place where an earthquake begins, below surface.
Located above the surface.
Located directly above epicenter
4
What is an earthquake?
When energy suddenly forms and causes underground vibrations
Shaking of ground caused by fracturing/displacement of rock
Shaking caused by formation of convergent plates
Shaking caused by fracturing of divergent plate boundary
5
What is a fault?
an underwater earthquake
two plates colliding
an extended break in a body of rock
a giant hole in the earth
6
what is a siesmograph
measures earthquakes
dont know
7
What should you NOT do during an Earthquake?
Find cover
Turn off all electricity and gas objects
Protect your head
Panic! And ride the elevator to the skyroom
8
Warm fronts cause .
days of rain
weeks of snow
days of sunshine
hours of rain
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Which of these is a weather element?
Precipitation
All of the above
Wind
Air Pressure
10
Weather and climate are the same thing.
False
True
11
What does this weather tool measure?
rain amounts
temperature
wind speed
wind direction
12
Cold fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.
blue triangles
red humps
red triangles
blue humps
13
cold fronts cause
abrupt changes weather followed by clear skies
abrupt changes in weather then thunderstorms
slow changes in weather then clear skies
slow changes in weather then thunderstorms
14
What is the core?
Innermost layer of earth
Outermost layer of earth
The center of a apple... Duh!
15
Space shuttles travel higher than the stratosphere.
False
True
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Which Instrument measures amounts of precipitation (depending on the weather rain or snow)?
A cup.
Rain Gauge
Weather Map
Hygrometer
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Why does precipitation often happen at fronts?
The air rises at fronts.
The air does not move.
The air clashes at fronts
The fronts have nothing to do with precipitation.
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Warm fronts are associated with __________ weather.
light wind & light precipitation
severe weather
19
What is magma?
molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface
molten rock underneath Earth's crust
molten rock that is yellow
molten rock that reaches the sky
20
Measures amount of PRECIPITATION
rain thermometer
rain gauge
weather vane
psychrometer
21
What is magma?
molten rock
fire
hot stuff
lava
22
The air we breath has oxygen and nitrogen in it.
False
True
23
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
The center of the earthquake
The farthest point from the earthquake
The center of the Epi
The falt
24
underground center of an earthquake
tephra
focus
fault
epicenter
25
What are the 2 main fronts
Cold,warm
Hot,Cold
hot,warm
Sun,Snow
26
The area of the Earth's surface directly above the center of an earthquake is called what?
Hypocenter
epicenter
Focus
bullseye
27
What is a landslide?
the Earth's tectonic plates shifting
sudden movement of loose rock and soil
sudden movement of snow and ice
the continents sliding down a hill
28
What is seafloor spreading?
Spreading of ocean crust solely due to earthquakes.
When lava pushes & spreads seafloor u from subsurface.
Formation of new ocean crust as result of magma pushing up.
Movement & spreading of ocean crust above continental crust.
29
What is the Richter scale?
It measures how much chocolate Mrs. Orcutt eats.
It measures the force of sound.
It measures the force of an earthquake.
It measures the force of wind.
30
Which weather is the YOUR favorite?
cold & snowy
chilly & breezy
warm & sunny
cloudy & rainy
31
What is the ring-shaped belt of volcano and earthquake activity in the Pacific Ocean called?
Pangea
Circle of Fire
Ring of Fire
Ring of lava
32
Warm fronts bring what kind of weather?
cold
rainy
warm
sunny
33
What does weather means?
Climate condition prevail for a long period
Extreme
The state of atmosphere and environment
Heat, water, land, wind
34
In what layers did space shuttles orbit Earth?
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
35
What is the center of an earthquake on land called?
epicenter
focus
fault
the beginning
36
What is The outer layer of the Earth called?
Water Land
Crust
Dirt
ALLIGATOR
37
Weather is 100% predictable
True
False
38
What is the point where an earthquake started called?
Originality
Epicenter
Hypocenter
Embryo
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What is a giant wave called?
Tide
tsunami
GODZILLA
Posiden
40
What is a hot spring?
a tsunami
when magma spews out rocks and debris
an underwater volcano
when heated water rises to the surface
41
Weather maps _____________
give information for a whole week's weather.
give information for a particular day's weather.
42
Define weather.
The average sun, rain and heat over a long period of time.
The amount of sun, rain and heat at a certain time or place.
43
What is Earth's middle layer called?
Mountains
The Crust
The Inner Core
The Mantle
44
What does this weather tool measure?
wind direction
temperature
wind speed
rain amounts
45
Warm fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.
blue triangles
red humps
blue humps
red triangles
46
What is the center of the earth called?
lava
inner core
Cole
mantle
47
What is Astrnomy?
The study of objects and stars in space.
The study of objects and comets in space.
The study of objects and matter in space.
The study of objects and asteroids in space.
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What is a fault
When a break in the earths surface lets rocks move around
When a tsunami happens
When an earthquake occours
Why am i still playing this
49
Cold fronts are associated with __________ weather.
severe weather
light wind & light precipitation
50
What types of weather do climates have ?
Rain
All of the above
Heat
Cold
51
What is this an example of....
a sinkhole
a lightning storm
a landslide
an earthquake
52
What is a volcano?
a pot of boiling water with the lid on
igneous rock
lava flowing down the side of the volcano
an opening in the crust where gas, ash & molten rock escape
53
What is weather?
Condition of outer space around Earth
Condition of the water around you
Condition of the air around you
Condition of the land around you
54
An earthquake is usually caused by a
landslide
movement along a fault
glacier
very large storm
55
All weather is found in what level of the atmosphere?
ionosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
56
Based on the weather map, the warm fronts are over
Montana
Both A and B
there are no warm fronts
The Pacific Northwest
57
What is a weather forecaster?
Technology that helps gather weather data.
Someone on television.
The predicted weather for the upcoming week.
a person who predicts and reports on weather.
58
What is weathering?
When acid deposition quickly breaks down monuments.
The climactic changes in weather.
The different processes that break down rocks into soil.
Internal processes that build up the earth's surface.
59
What is the atmosphere?
A blanket of gases with a homogeneous density of molecules.
A thin blanket of gases surround earth, divided into layers.
A thick blanket of gases consisting of spherical layers.
Blanket of gases that increases in pressure with altitude.
60
This is a picture of a
sinkhole
glacier
lake
river
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The center of an earthquake, or the point where it starts is called the
point
fault
epicenter
target
