Natural Disasters Quiz

Which natural disaster is characterized by strong winds and heavy rainfall?

• tornado

• hurricane

• earthquake

• blizzard

What is the term for the shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

• volcano eruption

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tsunami

Which natural disaster is characterized by a violent rotating column of air?

• hurricane

• flood

• earthquake

• tornado

What is the term for an overflow of water onto normally dry land?

• drought

• tsunami

• flooding

• earthquake

Which natural disaster is characterized by uncontrolled fires in vegetation?

• flood

• earthquake

• hurricane

• wildfire

What is the term for the rotating storm system with a low-pressure center that forms over warm water?

• blizzard

• typhoon

• tornado

• hurricane

Which natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale?

• floods

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

What is the term for a rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?

• cyclone

• whirlwind

• tornado

• hurricane

Which natural disaster is caused by excessive rainfall, melting snow, or dam failure?

• drought

• hurricane

• earthquake

• flood

What is the term for a fire that spreads quickly and uncontrollably in a natural area?

• bushfire

• controlled fire

• wildfire

• forest fire