Natural Disasters Quiz

The waves of the _______ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.

• tsunami

• hurricane

• earthquake

• tornado

Five skiers are missing after the _______ in the Alps.

• avalanche

• earthquake

• flood

• landslide

After the _______ all the houses were left under water.

• flood

• earthquake

• fire

• drought

It took firefighters five days to put out the _______.

• forest fire

• campfire

• candle

• bonfire

A period of 3-4 months without rain will cause a severe _______.

• drought

• flood

• earthquake

• hurricane

The _______ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air.

• tornado

• hurricane

• earthquake

• flood

The _______ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday.

• earthquake

• hurricane

• flood

• tornado

_______ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.

• Mudslides

• Landslides

• Avalanches

• Rockfalls

A big storm in the Pacific is known as a _______.

• typhoon

• hurricane

• cyclone

• tornado

Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous _______.

• volcano

• river

• mountain

• forest