Catastrophic Events Review

True or False: A catastrophic event is a bad thing.

• True

• False

The center of a hurricane is called the ______.

• center
• brain
• eye
• circle

Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Drought
• Volcano

A sudden shift in the earth's crust

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Drought
• Volcano

A long period with no rain

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Drought
• Volcano

A spinning funnel cloud which causes much destruction

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Tsunami
• Meteor

A large wave created by an underwater earthquake

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Tsunami
• Meteor

Debris from space

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Tsunami
• Meteor

A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Tsunami
• Meteor

An extensive amount of snow over a short period 

• Wildfire
• Blizzard
• Meteor
• Hurricane