Natural Disasters Quiz Study Guide

What is a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point?

• drought
• hurricane
• tornado
• tsunami

What is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust?

• earthquake
• volcano
• tsunami
• wildfire

What is a fire in a wild area (such as a forest) that is not controlled and that can burn a large area very quickly?

• droughts
• earthquakes
• wildfire
• tornados

What is a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long time?

• blizzard
• landslide
• tsunami
• flood

What is a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land

• tornado
• tsunami
• flood
• hurricane

What is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?

• hurricane
• tornado
• landslide
• earthquake

What is a sudden explosion of rock, ash, and lava?

• drought
• earthquake
• flood
• volcanic eruption

What is an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean?

• earthquake
• hurricane
• tornado
• tsunami

What is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?

• drought
• tornado
• flood
• volcano

What is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water?

• wildfire
• tornado
• flood
• drought