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Understanding Natural Disasters

Understanding Natural Disasters

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

5th - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural phenomenon is measured using the Richter scale?

Tsunamis

Volcanic eruptions

Landslides

Earthquakes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes a volcanic eruption?

Tectonic plates colliding

Heavy rainfall

Seismic waves

Underwater earthquakes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a volcano that is unlikely to erupt?

Active

Dormant

Extinct

Eruptive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural disaster can be triggered by an underwater earthquake?

Volcanic eruption

Avalanche

Landslide

Tsunami

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What typically causes avalanches and landslides?

Volcanic eruptions

Tectonic plate movement

Pressure near a height

Seismic waves

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