WorksheetsNatural Hazards
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which can result from the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
a)
glaciation
b)
erosion
c)
precipitation
d)
formation of mountains
2.
An earthquake is usually caused by a _________.
a)
glacier
b)
landslide
c)
very large storm
d)
a movement along a fault
3.
What is a volcano?
a)
a chemical reaction that produces fire
b)
a valley under the ocean
c)
an atmospheric condition
d)
an opening in Earth’s crust
4.
What measures the waves of earthquakes?
a)
seismic wave
b)
seismograph
c)
seismology
d)
a scientist
5.
How do earthquakes and volcanoes shape land?
a)
weathering and erosion can change the land
b)
build up the land
c)
destroy things, but they can also build up the land
d)
break down the land
6.
What is a huge wave made by an underwater earthquake?
a)
hurricane
b)
tsunami
7.
What is a tropical storm?
a)
a great flow of water over land that is usually dry
b)
rotating storm with low pressure at its center that can turn into a hurricane
8.
What is a flood?
a)
a great flow of water over land that is usually dry
b)
a very large, swirling storm with strong winds and heavy rains
9.
What do huricanes often bring?
a)
snow
b)
flooding
c)
an eye
d)
southern moving wind
10.
What ways to volcanoes effect our enviornment?
a)
destroy plants, harm animals, pollute the air, give nutrients to plants
b)
destroy buildings and nature
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