Science Quiz on Earth's hazards

When a massive amount of snow or ice slides down a mountain or slope it is called a/an............

• lanslide

• avalanche

• tsunami

• tornado

Any danger to human caused by nature which can damage or kill people is called a .........

• erosion

• eruption

• hazard

• wave

   ......... can be caused when an earthquake happens under water on the ocean floor.

• tsunami

• volcano

• avalance

• hurricane

  A funnel-shaped windstorm that reaches from clouds all the way to the ground is called a ...........

• tornado

• volcano

• blizzard

• earthquake

When a volcano releases lava, magma or ash endangering people and animals, it is called a/an .........

• eruption

• viberation

• erosion

• direction

A big crack on the crust of the earth where two sides past against each other is called a .....

• hazard

• fault

• wave

• lava

........ is a long period of dry weather when the moist in the air reaches its least amount

  When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other a/an ............ will happen. This hazard can knock pictures off walls, rattle or crumble buildings and destroy roads.

A family was driving their car on a road. Suddenly the soil and the rock started sliding down the slope because of a/an ...........

  When it rains heavily and a dry area gets covered by water, this hazard is called..............