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6. How many people died?

  • thousands
  • none
  • 57
  • 170
  • 12

7. What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

  • 7.8
  • 4.6
  • 6.4
  • 5.1
  • 1.2

8. SUPERVOLCANO CASE STUDY - YELLOWSTONE. Yellowstone is in Wyoaming.

  • True
  • False

9. How many times in history has it erupted?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 3
  • It has never erupted.

10. 340,000 people died, 15 of which were British.

  • False
  • True

11. The caldera is twice the size of which capital city?

  • Berlin
  • Copenhagen
  • London
  • Paris
  • Dublin

12. EARTHQUAKES CASE STUDY - SICHUAN AND KOBE. When did the Sichuan earthquake take place?

  • 12th May 2008
  • 12th January 2008
  • 12th May 1995
  • 17th January 1995
  • 17th May 2008

13. When did the Kobe earthquake take place?

  • 12th January 2008
  • 12th May 1995
  • 17th January 1995
  • 12th May 2008
  • 17th May 2008

14. The Sichuan earthquake was 7.9 on the richter scale, and the Kobe earthquake was 7.2.

  • True
  • False

15. TSUNAMI CASE STUDY - COLOMBO. The tsunami occurred because of an earthquake of what magnitude?

  • 9.1
  • 8.2
  • 9.2
  • 8.1
  • 9.3

16. The tsunami took place on 26th December, 2004.

  • True
  • False

17. FOLD MOUNTAIN CASE STUDY - THE ANDES. Where are The Andes?

  • South American West Coast
  • French-Suiss border
  • South American East Coast
  • USA