best natural disaster quiz

what is the strongest natural disaster

• earthquake

• tsunami

• hurricane

• twister

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

• humans can stop them

• difficult to predict

• cause damage

• humans can lessen impact

___ are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the Earth's surface.

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Earthquakes

• Flash Floods

What does strong mean?

• funnel or cone

• eruption

• weak

• powerful

What does overflow mean?

• run over

• heat

• powerful

• slow

____ are a danger for people who live in forests, prairies or wooded areas.

• Flash floods

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Wildfires

Divide the number of seconds between the lightening and thunder by ___ to get the distance in miles.

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

What type of natural disaster?

• flood

• volcano

• wild fire

• tsunami

Which of these natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• both of these
• none of these

Which of Earth's features does this map show?

• Rivers

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquakes