Natural Disasters Vocabulary Quiz

A period of prolonged dryness that causes extensive damage to crops

• Flood

• Drought

• Hurricane

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The Australian ___________ have affected more than 3 billions animals last year. More than 46 million acres of land were scorched.

• wildfires

• volcanoes

• tsunami

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The most violent ___________ are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph.

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

• floods

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. This describes:

• A landslide

• Flood

• An earthquake

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

In 2004, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a __________ that swept away entire communities around the Indian Ocean.

• tsunami

• hurricane

• flood

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Drought resulted in __________ throughout the region.

• famine

• earthquakes

• flood

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

A violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour, often accompanied by torrential rains. This describes

• a tsunami

• an avalanche

• a hurricane

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

A ___________ is a giant, rotating storm that brings wind, rain, and destruction.

• famine

• typhoon

• tsunami

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

_____________ is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.

• A volcano

• An avalanche

• A tsunami

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

____________ is the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.

• An earthquake

• A hurricane

• A landslide