Natural Disasters Quiz

How many people have died from natural disasters in the last century?

• More than 50 million

• Less than 1 million

• About 10 million

• Approximately 100,000

At any given moment how many thunderstorms are happening on Earth?

• About 2000

• Less than 100

• Around 500

• Over 10,000

What does the Japanese Proverb say about natural disasters?

• Disasters come from the mountains.

• Earthquakes are the wrath of the gods.

• An natural disaster will strike when the last one of forgotten

• The wind from the gods sweeps away all.

What is the domino effect?

• A chain reaction that occurs when a small change causes a similar change nearby

• The effect of one country's policies on its neighboring countries

• The collapse of a society due to economic instability

• A psychological phenomenon where one event causes a series of similar events

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

• Along ocean ridges

• In the middle of continental plates

• Along the equator

• At the edges of tectonic plates

How many volcanoes erupt each year?

• About 50

• More than 200

• Less than 20

• Exactly 100

What percentage of the world's population lives near an active volcano?

• 10%

• 50%

• 1%

• 25%

Who wrote Frankenstein? Why?

• Mary Shelley, she was trapped inside the because of the volcano

• Bram Stoker, to create a new monster myth

• H.G. Wells, to criticize the industrial revolution

• Jules Verne, to imagine the future of science

How fast can tsunamis travel?

• Up to 500 miles per hour the speed of a jet

• Approximately 50 miles per hour

• Around 100 miles per hour

• Over 1000 miles per hour

Why is Hawaii at risk for tsunamis?

• Due to its large population

• Because of its location in the Pacific Ocean

• It has a high number of active volcanoes

• The island's flat terrain