WorksheetsNatural Disasters Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When people have to leave a place because of danger.
a)
evacuate
b)
storm
c)
flood
d)
drought
2.
A place where people can sleep in an emergency if they cannot stay in their house.
a)
evacuate
b)
emergency shelter
c)
thunder
d)
aftershock
3.
A disaster when there is no rain for a long time and everything is dry.
a)
flood
b)
drought
c)
evacuate
d)
hurricane
4.
A disaster when there is no food for people to eat.
a)
earthquake
b)
drought
c)
famine
d)
lightening
5.
A sudden shaking of the earth's surface that can cause a lot of damage.
a)
earthquake
b)
avalanche
c)
hurricane
d)
tornado
6.
A small earthquake after a larger one.
a)
aftershock
b)
avalanche
c)
drought
d)
storm
7.
A disaster when a lot of snow moves quickly down a mountain.
a)
aftershock
b)
famine
c)
flood
d)
avalanche
8.
The loud noise you hear during a storm, usually after you see lightning.
a)
thunder
b)
hurricane
c)
tsunami
d)
evacuate
9.
A powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity.
a)
lightning
b)
thunder
c)
storm
d)
drought
10.
A period of bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, usually with strong wind.
a)
famine
b)
emergency shelter
c)
tsunami
d)
storm
11.
A disaster that has very fast winds that begins over warm water
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
avalanche
d)
tsunami
12.
A disaster when there is air that spins around very quickly in the shape of a funnel.
a)
drought
b)
tornado
c)
flood
d)
earthquake
13.
A disaster when there is a lot of water and it covers the streets and can go into houses and stores.
a)
tornado
b)
thunder
c)
flood
d)
drought
14.
A very big wave of water that can destroy towns near the ocean.
a)
tsunami
b)
evacuate
c)
avalanche
d)
tornado
15.
The middle of the hurricane is called the ___.
a)
eye
b)
foot
c)
mouth
d)
nose
16.
What is the place in the United States where the most tornadoes happen?
a)
California
b)
Tornado Alley
c)
Tornado States
d)
Middle America
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