Natural Disasters

An earthquake may cause all of the following EXCEPT

• landslides

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

• road damage

Volcanoes and landslides can produce sudden changes to the Earth. Which of the following is true for volcanoes?

• The moving material is rock, heated until it melts.

• Earth materials move from one place to another.

• Gravity forces the earth materials from higher to lower.

• The changes occur only after heavy rains.

What causes a road to be covered with rocks and soil?

• Landslides

• Volcanoes

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

How do volcanoes help build up new land?

• By adding gas to athe atmospher.

• Adding lava to Earth's surface.

• Adding water vapor to the atmosphere.

• Adding heat to the Earth's surface.

Which of these is true?

• Landslides are all located along ocean coastlines.

• Volcanoes occur ONLY near the equator.

• Earthquakes occur on land and on the ocean floor.

What event will happen if there has been heavy rain in a hilly area with wet soil?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Hurricane

Severe and quick erosion near a river would be caused by

• an earthquake

• a flood

• a tornado

• a volcano

What is a landslide?

• Earth's surface shaking.

• A layer of Earth's surface suddenly moves downhill.

• Magma flowing through a crack.

• Earth's surface is weathered by moving water.

An earthquake that develops under water is called a

• Tsunami

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Tornado

Natural Disasters can be dangerous

• True

• False