Natural Disasters Lesson

What is a natural disaster?

• A red letter day

• A bad thing caused by a bad person

• An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

• An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

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What are some natural disasters?

• A war

• hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain

• hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

• A very bad day

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What is a giant storm that begins at sea, sometimes crashes into land, and is given a name?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

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What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?

• Tsunamis

• Earthquake

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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What natural disaster is directly related to the movement of tectonic plates?

• Tornadoes

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Floods

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Which term describes a violent, usually destructive, natural occurrence?

• Disaster

• Earthquake

• Storm

• Eruption

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Which natural disaster is directly related to the movement of tectonic plates?

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Floods

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Which natural disaster is caused by the rapid movement of a large body of water onto land?

• hurricane

• volcano eruption

• tsunami

• earthquake

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If an earthquake occurred you would feel the shaking first where? __________________

• Aftershock

• Focus

• Epicenter

A (a)   is an overflowing of water in a normally dry area.

• flood

• drought