Natural Disasters

If you lived in Indonesia, part of the "Ring of Fire", what natural disaster would you probably not see?

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

• volcano

Which is true?

• a tsunami can cause flooding

• a tornado can cause an earthquake

• a hurricane can cause a tornado

• a volcano can cause a hurricane

Which is false?

• an earthquake can cause a tsunami

• a hurricane can cause flooding

• a tsunami can cause flooding

• a wildfire can cause an earthquake

In Kansas, hot air from the south meets cold air from the north over flat land. There is no ocean nearby, and summers are hot and dry. what natural disaster are you most likely to see?

• hurricanes and wildfires

• wildfires and tornadoes

• tornadoes and volcanoes

• hurricanes and volcanoes

Which continent gets the most tornadoes every year?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

Which type of natural disaster is also called a "typhoon" or "cyclone"?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• volcano

If a volcano produces a pyroclastic flow, you might be buried by

• rock

• ash

• gas

• all three

Mudslides can be caused by...

• wildfires and tornadoes

• wildfires and volcanoes

• tornadoes and earthquakes

• earthquakes and volcanoes

If seismic waves are passing through the earth, you are experiencing...

• an earthquake

• a hurricane

• a flood

• a tornado

If you see a funnel cloud, you are experiencing....

• a tornado

• a hurricane

• an earthquake

• a flood