Natural Disasters

What is a natural Disaster?

• Event caused by natural factors.

• Event caused by natural factors that leads to huge loss and of life and property

• Any event that cause loss of lives.

Choose examples of natural disaster

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Which of these natural disasters are likely to occur in Maldives?

• Tornado and Earthquake

• Earthquake and Forest fire

• Coastal erosion and Tidal Surge

What is not an impact of tsunami?

• Loss of lives

• Destruction of homes

• Air Pollution

• Spread of disease

What is a flood?

• a large amount of water that overflowed from a lake or river

• a deep lake

• a large amount of water from the ocean

• a deep river

What is erosion?

• wearing away of rock and soil caused by water, wind or ice

• piles of dirt and rocks

• cracks on the Earth

What does a "storm surge" raise?

• wind speed

• ocean level

• The Earth

• Homes

Which natural disaster causes shaking of the Earth?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Forest Fire

• Earthquake

This disaster is a large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake:

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Coastal Erosion

Which natural disaster causes most of its damage due to shaking?

• Tornado

• Hurricae

• Tsunami

• Earthquake