4th grade · Science · Unit 9 of 10
Oregon Volcanoes, Quakes & Maps
Earth's features on maps, and staying safe from hazards.
What your child practices
Practices reading maps of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes and ocean features to find patterns, and comparing solutions that reduce harm from earthquakes, eruptions, landslides and tsunamis, using Oregon's Cascade volcanoes, Crater Lake and the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 4.ESS2.2; 4.ESS3.2 · patterns of Earth's features on maps, and comparing solutions that reduce the impacts of natural hazards
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The Ring of Fire circles the…
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Arctic Ocean only
- Sahara Desert
Pacific Ocean
Hint: Many volcanoes surround it.
Question 2
Blue tsunami route signs on the Oregon coast show…
- the way to higher ground
- where to swim
- the way to the beach
- where to fish
the way to higher ground
Hint: Go up and away.
Question 3
A tsunami is a…
- strong wind
- giant ocean wave
- snowstorm
- kind of volcano
giant ocean wave
Hint: Often caused by an earthquake.
Question 4
Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson and the Three Sisters are…
- deserts
- lakes
- islands
- volcanoes
volcanoes
Hint: They're in Oregon's Cascade Range.
Question 5
Crater Lake formed when a volcano called Mount Mazama…
- turned into ice
- erupted and collapsed
- floated away
- grew taller
erupted and collapsed
Hint: The top fell in and filled with water.
Question 6
Two school designs: one bolted to its foundation, one not. Which is safer in a quake?
- Neither matters
- The school not bolted
- The bolted school
- They're the same
The bolted school
Hint: Bolts keep it from sliding.