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Natural Disasters and Plate Tectonics

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  • What is a Seismograph?
    An instrument used to record data about earthquakes.
  • What are Humans doing to help reduce the impact of Natural Disasters?
    They are designing and constructing buildings that can withstand things like earthquakes, and with the right materials
  • What happens when plates Diverge?
    Volcano
  • How is the formation of Earthquakes and Volcanos Similar?
    Both earthquakes and volcanoes form along plate boundaries.
  • Name any 3 Natural Disasters
    Tsunami, Earthquake and Volcano
  • Name the different layers of the Earth, and are all layers Solid?
    Explain
  • What happens when plates Slide past one another?
    Earthquakes
  • Why would an engineer not choose concrete while designing an earthquake proof building?
    Explain
  • What happens when plates converge? Give example
    Explain
  • What is a Tsunami?
    A tsunami is a very big wave that starts out in a body of water like an ocean. Eventually, the wave makes its way on shore, where it can cause harm