Catastrophic Events

Most wildfires are started by

• animals.

• lightning.

• people.

• meteors.

Fires are considered wildfires if they are

• hot.

• uncontrolled.

• destructive.

• outside.

The outer part of the hurricane is the

• rain belt.

• eye.

• hail.

• snow.

Hurricanes form over

• the poles.

• water.

• continents.

• islands.

Earthquakes are caused by movements of the crust or

• tsunamis.

• wildfires.

• hurricanes.

• volcanoes.

Eighty percent of the Earth's crust was formed by

• volcanoes.

• landslides.

• hurricanes.

• wildfires.

The Fujita scale measures

• hurricanes.

• volcanoes.

• tornadoes.

• earthquakes.

The Fujita scale measures

• hurricanes.

• volcanoes.

• tornadoes.

• earthquakes.

Category 5 would describe a very powerful

• tsunami.

• hurricane.

• earthquake.

• flood.

What is the most common natural hazard?

• flood

• wildfire

• tornado

• landslide