NATURAL DISASTERS

What is a natural disaster?

• A red letter day

• A bad thing caused by a bad person

• An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

• An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

What are some natural disasters?

• A war

• hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain

• hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

• A very bad day

What is a giant storm that begins at sea, sometimes crashes into land, and is given a name?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?

• Tsunamis

• Earthquake

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

What natural disaster occurs over 1,000 times a day, but is usually too small for people to notice?

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

• Tornadoes

• Volcano eruptions

Name the natural disaster

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Landslide

• Avalanche

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Name the natural disaster

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Wildfire

• Landslide

Name the natural disaster

• earthquake

• landslide

• avalanche

• hurricane

Name this natural disaster

• Volcano

• Wildfire

• Landslide

• Tsunami

What is a flood?

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