What is a Natural Disaster?
Miss Hudson's Natural Disasters

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Ashton Hudson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A disaster caused by humans.
An extreme weather event in uninhabited areas.
Any catastrophic event that is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth.
A disaster within a populated area.
2.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What are some examples of a Natural Disaster? Order alphabetically. (a) (b) (c)
Answer explanation
A natural disaster can be anything from a tornado to a hurricane.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
How might the severity of a Natural Disaster be measured?
Economic loss
How loud it is
Cost to rebuild
Lives lost
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Are weather events that occur in unpopulated areas considered a Natural Disaster?
Yes
No
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Richter scale is a formal method of measuring the ________ of earthquakes with readings being taken from a machine called a seismograph.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What is the description of an earthquake that has a magnitude of 7.2?
Light
Strong
Major
Great
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What is the description of an earthquake that has a magnitude of 3.8?
Minor
Light
Micro
Moderate
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