Natural Disaster Quiz

Which of these are examples of natural disasters?

• A spilled glass of milk

• A broken lamp

• A torn shirt

• A landslide collapsing a bridge

A natural disaster is...

• An event in nature causing great damage, death, or loss

• An accident causing a bit of frustration

• A party causing great fun

• An F on a test

An example of a natural disaster is....

• A wildfire

• A landslide

• A blizzard

• All of the above

An ______________ occurs when the ground shakes violently due to friction along fault lines.

• hurricane

• blizzard

• earthquake

• tornado

A _________ has a calm center, called an "eye" but the storm is intense and damaging

• pestilence

• water surge

• wildfire

• hurricane

A man-made cause of wildfires could be...

• lightning striking a tree

• a driver throwing out a cigarette from a car window

• a campfire not being properly put out

• Both B and C

a _________ is a spinning column of air that has very high wind speeds and can cause great damage.

• wildfire

• tornado

• landslide

• pestilence

Which of these is another name for a hurricane?

• typhoon

• tropical cyclones

• willy willies

• all of the above

Which of these is NOT a possible cause of natural disasters?

• A drought

• A rainy season where the landscape goes from high to low-lying areas

• A little boy playing with a ball in the woods

• a cold front hitting with a warm from over the ocean.

A ___________ is an opening in earth's crust that lava, ash, and rocks can erupt from.

• hurricane

• pestilence

• tornado

• volcano