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Tectonic hazards quiz games for KS3 Geography

5 live games for KS3 Geography, 73 questions. Preview every question free. Hosting KS3 Geography sets comes with a school package.

Tectonic hazards for KS3 Geography: 5 ready-made live quiz games, 73 questions in all.

The questions cover Earthquake causes and magnitude, Tohoku 2011: causes and primary effects, Plate boundaries, Tohoku 2011: responses, Volcano features and hazards and Structure of the Earth.

There are 3 practice sets, 1 quickfire round and 1 key words set. Question types: 42 true or false, 12 matching, 11 fill the gap and 8 multiple choice.

Preview every set here. Hosting KS3 Geography sets comes with a school package, from £150 a year for the whole school.

The gamesEach set is a fixed list of questions. Open a preview to see a few of them.

Quickfire: Tectonic hazards

KS315 questions· Warm-up

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    Layers: true or false?

    The outer core is liquid.
  2. 2

    True or false?

    A tsunami is a series of waves.
  3. 3

    True or false?

    The tsunami was caused by the tides.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Key words: Tectonic hazards

KS313 questions· Core

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    What is the mantle mostly made of?

    Liquid lavaA thick layer of liquid magmaSolid rock that flows slowly
  2. 2

    Match each layer to its description.

    MantleOuter coreInner coreLiquid layerSolid rock that flows very slowlySolid iron and nickel centre
  3. 3

    Match each type of volcano to its meaning.

    ActiveDormantExtinctErupting or likely to erupt soonQuiet now but able to erupt againNot expected to erupt again

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Practice

Tectonic hazards: Earthquake causes and magnitude

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    Earthquakes in the UK: true or false?

    The UK never has earthquakes.
  2. 2

    The causes of earthquakes: true or false?

    Seismic waves carry the energy released by an earthquake.
  3. 3

    The causes of earthquakes: true or false?

    Earthquakes only happen when two plates crash into each other.

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Practice

Tectonic hazards: Tohoku 2011: causes and primary effects

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    True or false?

    The Tohoku earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 (USGS).
  2. 2

    True or false?

    It struck at 05:46 UTC on 11 March 2011.
  3. 3

    True or false?

    The focus was about 29 km deep (USGS).

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Practice

Tectonic hazards: Plate boundaries

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    True or false?

    By April 2020 there were still about 470,000 evacuees.
  2. 2

    True or false?

    Right after the earthquake there were about 470,000 evacuees.
  3. 3

    Rescue and shelter are ____ responses.

    immediatesecondarylong-termprimary

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