Natural Disasters

Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Tsunami

What is a flash flood?

• A sophisticated flood

• Power lines fallen in flood waters

• A flood that happens fast with little warning

Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean; causes massive flooding, a change in landscape, and a decrease in population .

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

True or False: Natural disasters can cause a lot of damage, and injuries to human lives and other living things are very minimal.

• True

• False

What is the cause of most earthquakes?

• Shifting of tectonic plates

• Tsunami

• volcano

A long period of dry weather and not enough water.

• drought

• forest fire

• famine

An extreme storm with a column of spiraling air that touches the ground .

• blizzard

• tornado

• thunderstorm

Scientists can always predict an earthquake.

• Yes

• No

What is this natural disaster?

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Tsunami

What is this natural disaster?

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Drought