Natural Disasters

Natural disasters are the events caused by the forces of _________ that often affect human life and the environment.

• man

• energy

• nature

• synthetics

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True or False- Natural disasters can happen at any time or place without a warning.

• True

• False

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_____________ within the earth are responsible for causing natural disasters.

• Movements

• Sound

• Light

• Steam

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Earthquake: the visible ___________ of the surface of the Earth.

• falling

• subducting

• rising

• shaking

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______________ occur due to the release of built up pressure inside the Earth’s crust.

• floods

• drought

• tidal waves

• Earthquakes

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Earth’s crust is made up of several rocky _____________that are constantly moving.

• islands

• caves

• ridges

• plates

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An Earthquake occurs (happens) when this pressure is released, resulting in a __________ release of energy.

• quiet

• sudden

• slow

• imperceptible

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Moving rocks and the molten material within volcanoes are called __________, which can also induce (cause) earthquakes.

• lava

• magma

• snow

• water

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Such magma quakes are called ____________ quakes.

• inactive

• volcanic

• lava

• heat

Earthquakes are induced (caused) by subsurface explosions done in ___________ tests, mining activities or dam and tunnel constructions.

• machine

• water

• nuclear

• plasma

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