WorksheetsNatural Disasters - LaP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?
a)
Flood
b)
Blizzards
c)
Drought
d)
Hurricane
2.
Which natural disaster is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?
a)
Landslide
b)
Tsunami
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Tornado
3.
Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
a)
Drought
b)
Tornado
c)
Earthquake
d)
Hurricane
4.
Which natural disaster is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside?
a)
Volcano Eruption
b)
Sinkhole
c)
Avalanche
d)
Flooding
5.
Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Blizzards
d)
Landslide
6.
Which natural disaster is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer?
a)
Sinkhole
b)
Drought
c)
Hurricane
d)
Thunderstorm
7.
Which natural disaster is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush?
a)
Wildfire
b)
Drought
c)
Tasunami
d)
Hurricane
8.
Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tsunami
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Flooding
9.
This is a
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
flood
d)
blizzard
10.
Earthquakes happen when__________
a)
2 pieces of Earth shift
b)
2 pieces of rocks erode
c)
strong winds form
d)
strong winds form over oceans
11.
Hurricanes are storms that_______
a)
form over the mountains
b)
form over oceans
c)
form by plains
d)
are shaped like cones
12.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
13.
Which event probably would not occur as a result of an earthquake?
a)
Tsunami occurring across the ocean
b)
F4 tornadoes forming near the epicenter
c)
Mountains near the epicenter getting taller or shorter
d)
Aftershock waves that can cause damage
14.
Where do most hurricanes start?
a)
Near the poles
b)
Near land
c)
Near the equator
d)
Over deserts
15.
Which natural disaster can cause a tsunami to happen?
a)
Tornado
b)
Tsunami
c)
Hurricane
d)
Earthquake
16.
What is the name for the location where most volcanoes can be found?
a)
volcano alley
b)
volcanoe row
c)
ring of fire
d)
ring of lava
17.
Where do most tornadoes occur?
a)
Japan
b)
In the continent of Africa
c)
Brazil, and only Brazil
d)
The Central Part of the United States
18.
What causes an earthquake?
a)
the earth's mantle moves
b)
tectonic plates vibrate
c)
tectonic plates move apart
d)
tectonic plates rub against each other
19.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a hurricane?
a)
Hurricnanes have rotary circulation
b)
Hurricanes have other names like typhoon and cyclone
c)
Hurricanes form over land
d)
Hurricanes have sustained wind speeds
20.
Can we prevent natural disasters?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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