Natural Disasters

Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?

• Drought
• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?

• Flood
• Blizzards
• Drought
• Hurricane

Which natural disaster is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?

• Landslide
• Tsunami 
• Thunderstorm
• Tornado 

Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?

• Hurricane
• Flood
• Wildfire 
• Tsunami 

Which natural disaster is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside?

• Volcano Eruption
• Sinkhole
• Avalanche 
• Flooding

Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Blizzards
• Landslide

Which natural disaster is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer?

• Sinkhole
• Drought
• Hurricane
• Thunderstorm

Which natural disaster is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?

• Tsunami 
• Drought
• Tornado
• Flooding

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Which natural disaster is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush?

• Wildfire
• Drought
• Tasunami
• Hurricane

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Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?

• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Thunderstorm
• Flooding