Natural Disasters Vocabulary Challenge

What is a sudden and extreme event caused by natural forces?

• Flood alert

• Earthquake drill

• Natural disaster

• Tornado warning

Name a natural disaster characterized by strong winds and heavy rain.

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Volcano

What term describes the shaking of the Earth's surface?

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Landslide

Which natural disaster involves the overflow of water onto land?

• Flood

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

What do we call a large wave caused by underwater earthquakes?

• tsunami

• tornado

• hurricane

• earthquake

Identify a natural disaster that results from prolonged drought conditions.

• Dust storm

• Tsunami

• Flood

• Earthquake

What is the term for a volcanic eruption that produces ash and lava?

• Plinian eruption

• Phreatomagmatic eruption

• Strombolian eruption

• Hawaiian eruption

Which natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Flood

• Tsunami

What is the phenomenon called when the ground collapses due to heavy rainfall?

• Landslide

• Flooding

• Ground subsidence

• Soil erosion

Name the natural disaster that can cause widespread destruction through fire and smoke.

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Wildfire

• Flood