Natural Disasters Quiz

What is a hurricane?

• A type of flood

• A type of earthquake

• A type of snowstorm

• A strong storm that forms over the ocean

How do people protect their homes from hurricanes?

• By using snow tires

• By building levees

• By boarding up windows and using sandbags

• By building underground shelters

What is a tornado?

• A type of earthquake

• A type of blizzard

• A type of flood

• A storm with high, rotating winds that forms over land

How do people adapt to areas with tornadoes?

• By building shelters

• By using flexible material for gas pipelines

• By marking roads with hot melt marking paint

• By building their homes on stilts

What causes an earthquake?

• Heavy rain

• High winds

• Sudden shift in the solid ground under Earth's surface

• Rapidly thawing snow

How do people build their homes in places where earthquakes often occur?

• With glass

• With metal

• With bricks

• With wood

What is a flood?

• An overflow of water on ground that is normally dry

• A type of blizzard

• A type of tornado

• A type of earthquake

How do people adapt to areas that flood?

• By marking roads with hot melt marking paint

• By using snow tires

• By building underground shelters

• By building their homes on stilts

What is a blizzard?

• A type of earthquake

• High winds and snow

• A type of flood

• A type of hurricane

How do people prepare for blizzards?

• By using snow shovels and snow blowers

• By using flexible material for gas pipelines

• By building levees

• By bracing shelves on their walls