Natural Disasters Review

Why is the Pacific Ocean sometimes referred to as the “Ring of Fire”?

• forest fires occur there quite often there

• Johnny Cash sang about this region while he was in prison

• Many earthquakes/volcanoes take place here

• It is located in the Low Latitudes (Tropics) it always hot there

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Seismic activity relates to which natural disaster?

• Earthquakes

• Tornado

• Tropical Storm

• both b and c

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Choose the false statement

• hurricanes and tornadoes both have high wind speeds

• earthquakes and volcanoes are both most common in the "Ring of Fire"

• tsunamis and hurricanes can both cause flooding

• volcanoes and wildfires can both cause hot mudslides

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Which type of natural disaster is also called a "typhoon" or "cyclone"?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• volcano

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The area of the United States that has the most Tornadoes is called...

• Tin Pan Ally

• Blues Ally

• Tornado Ally

• Ally Cats

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Storms created when warm air meets cold air over water are called?

• Tsunamis

• Tropical Storms

• Tornadoes

• Super Cell Thunderstorms

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A period of time where there is little to no rainfall is called

• desert

• drought

• dust

• none of the above

If you lived in Indonesia, part of the "Ring of Fire", what natural disaster would you probably not see?

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

• volcano

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California's fault line places it on the "Ring of Fire". In some places, it also has hot, dry, windy summers. What natural disasters are likely to happen there?

• earthquakes and wildfires

• tornadoes and hurricanes

• earthquakes and flooding

• wildfires and tornadoes

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Which is true?

• a tsunami can cause flooding

• a tornado can cause an earthquake

• a hurricane can cause a tornado

• a volcano can cause a hurricane

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