Natural Hazards Quiz

Definition: A heavy snowstorm with strong winds

• blizzard

• tornado

• flood

• hurricane

A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves.

• richter scale

• saffir-simpson scale

• mercalli scale

• fujita scale

A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center.

• earthquake

• tornado

• blizzard

• hurricane

A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.

• volcano

• earthquake

• tornado

• tsunami

A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area.

• forest fire

• wildfire

• hurricane

• earthquake

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

• hurricane

• tsunami

• earthquake

• tornado

An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.

• landslide

• tsunami

• flood

• drought

A long period of dry weather

• drought

• landslide

• weather

• flood

A danger or risk.

• peril

• hazard

• exposure

• plague

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

• climate

• weather

• tsunami

• environment