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WorksheetsCatastrophic Events
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
2.
what is this
a)
tornado
b)
landslide
c)
typhoon
d)
hurricane
3.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
4.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
5.
Which storms have the strongest winds?
a)
hailstorms
b)
tornadoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
hurricanes
6.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
7.
a)
Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
b)
Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
c)
Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
d)
Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet
8.
a)
Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
b)
Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
c)
Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
d)
Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet
9.
a)
Usually the result of human negligence, but can also be caused by lightning
b)
Created by a weakness in the Earth's crust. Magma rises up from mantle
c)
Storm surge causes massive flooding. Wind damage causes structural damage to homes and businesses
d)
High winds cause destruction to everything in its path.
10.
a)
Usually the result of human negligence, but can also be caused by lightning
b)
Created by a weakness in the Earth's crust. Magma rises up from mantle
c)
Storm surge causes massive flooding. Wind damage causes structural damage to homes and businesses
d)
High winds cause destruction to everything in its path.
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