Natural Hazards Quiz

What is a hurricane?

• A. A powerful snowstorm with strong winds and large amounts of snow.

• D. A storm with high rotating winds that forms over land.

• B. An overflow of water on the ground that is normally dry.

• C. A strong storm that forms over the ocean and can cause heavy rain, high winds, and flooding.

What is an earthquake?

• A. A powerful snowstorm with strong winds and large amounts of snow.

• B. An overflow of water on the ground that is normally dry.

• C. When part of the solid ground under the Earth's surface suddenly shifts, causing waves of movement.

• D. A strong storm that forms over the ocean and can cause heavy rain, high winds, and flooding.

What is a flood?

• C. A strong storm that forms over the ocean and can cause heavy rain, high winds, and flooding.

• D. When part of the solid ground under the Earth's surface suddenly shifts, causing waves of movement.

• B. An overflow of water on the ground that is normally dry.

• A. A powerful snowstorm with strong winds and large amounts of snow.

What is a blizzard?

• B. An overflow of water on the ground that is normally dry.

• D. A storm with high rotating winds that forms over land.

• C. A powerful snowstorm with strong winds and large amounts of snow.

• A. A strong storm that forms over the ocean and can cause heavy rain, high winds, and flooding.

Hazards are?

• natural

• dangers

• evacute

• funnels

What is a tornado?

• C. A storm with high rotating winds that forms over land.

• D. An overflow of water on the ground that is normally dry.

• B. A powerful snowstorm with strong winds and large amounts of snow.

• A. A strong storm that forms over the ocean and can cause heavy rain, high winds, and flooding.

To leave your home before the storm arrives to stay safe is?

• evacuate

• hazards

• danger

• earthquake

What looks like a funnel?

• flood

• hurricanes

• tornado

• blizzard

What causes buildings and roads to shake?

• Earthquakes

• Floods

• blizzards

• hurricanes

Select the Natural Hazards​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Hurricanes

• Floods

• Tornadoes

• Earthquake

• Blizzards