Types of Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters - 4th Grade

By Summer Balser

Home

Open in new tab

Copy link

We have been learning about natural disasters

Throughout this activity you will watch videos, respond, play games, and answer questions to show what you have learned.

Multiple Choice

Q. What do you call a tool that measures the size of an earthquake?

• seismograph

• scale

• earthquake

Multiple Choice

Which is the safest material to use if engineering a house near a volcano?

• foam

• metal

• stone

Multiple Choice

What do the lines on this map represent?

• volcanoes

• plate boundaries

• earthquakes

Multiple Choice

What is the molten rock from a volcano called BEFORE it erupts at the Earth's surface?

• magma

• fire

• lava

Multiple Choice

Which of these natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• both

Multiple Choice

What causes tsunamis?

• whales

• earthquakes

• wind

Poll

which disaster are you most interested in learning more about?

• tsunami

• earthquake

• hurricane

• landslide

​Good work!