Which continent includes countries like India, Japan, and China?
Asia
America
Europe
Africa
Which continent is the largest in land mass?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
True or False: If you are outside when an earthquake occurs, you should stay there.
False
True
True or False: The shaking from an earthquake is worse on areas above solid rock than areas above sand or loose soil.
True
False
True or False: After an earthquake, you may be without power and water supplies.
False
True
In which continent would you find the Sahara desert?
Africa
Europe
South America
Asia
True or False: Earthquakes are becoming more frequent
True
False
What is the fourth-largest continent?
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
The edges of the plates are rough and can snag on other plates while the plates continue to move. The movement causes ______ or areas of stress where crushed rocks along the edges of the plates move in relation to one another.
earth
tsunami
faults
Which continent has the smallest human population?
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Aftica
A scientist who studies and predicts weather is a ___________.
natural hazard
weather guru
meteorologist
palentologist
True or False: The lighter the colour of the lava, the runnier it is.
False
True
True or False: Earthquakes can trigger tsunamis
False
True
True or False: Small earthquakes relieve the stress from the earth and can prevent larger earthquakes.
True
False
Which continent contains the United States of America and Mexico?
North America
True or False: Scientists can use weather patterns to predict earthquakes.
False
True
Which continent has animals like kangaroos and koalas that aren't found anywhere else?
Australia
____________ is the typical weather in a place over a long period of time.
data
climate
weather
air
On which continent do most people speak Spanish?
South America
True or False: According to te ao Māori, earthquakes are caused by Rūaumoko turning and moving.
True
False
Which continent is its own island country?
Australia
True or False: The volcanic rock pumice is the only rock that can float in water.
False
True
True or False: Earth’s moon has several active volcanoes.
False
True
The earth is made up of layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and the ______
water
crust
faults
True or False: The best way to prevent injuries during or after an earthquake is to follow a prepared plan.
False
True
True or False: Most major earthquakes will have aftershocks.
True
False
True or False: Earthquakes are caused by the large plate of rock under the surface of the earth breaking.
False
True
True or False: Volcanoes can make sunsets appear more beautiful
False
True
Which continent has largest number of countries?
North America
Asia
Africa
South America
The study of earthquakes is called _________
seismology
volcanology
geology
Another word for the earth’s crust is the ___________
lithosphere
core
ocean floor
What is the best definition for a continent?
a land mass that has countries
a place where people live
a giant land mass surrounded mostly by water
a territory organized by mountains and rivers
True or False: 80% of volcanoes are found beneath the seabed
False
True
True or False: Researchers have found new species living next to underwater volcanoes.
False
True
True or False: The biggest volcano on earth is taller than Mount Everest.
True
False
True or False: Lava moves too fast for you to be able to run away from it.
False
True
Which continent is north of the Mediterranean Sea and includes countries like Italy and France?
Africa
Europe
Asia
North America
True or False: Tightrope walker Charles Blondin once crossed a volcanic crater on a tightrope.
False
True
True or False: In an earthquake I should stop, drop and roll.
False
True
The crust and the top of the mantle are like a puzzle made up of many pieces. These pieces move around, sliding past one another and sometimes bumping one another. These pieces are called ________ plates
moving
tectonic
earth
True or False: Volcanoes are named after the Vulcan bomber plane
False
True
If you are in South Africa and you started travelling in east direction, which continent would you get to first?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
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