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WorksheetsNatural Hazard Predictions
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard?
a)
Volcanic Eruption
b)
Cyclone
c)
Earthquake
d)
Hurricane
2.
What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?
a)
They are exactly the same
b)
A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
c)
I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans
d)
Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards
3.
Strange animal behavior, such as toads fleeing an area, could be an indicator that ____________ is about to occur.
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
an earthquake
4.
A seismograph can be used to measure and study what?
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Tsunamis
d)
All of the above
5.
Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard?
a)
Tsunamis and Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes and Tornados
c)
Hurricanes and Earthquakes
d)
Tsunamis and Hurricanes
6.
Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Reshaping new land, debris avalanches, destroyed forests, and death to many animals are all effects of what natural hazard?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Tsunami
8.
Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur?
a)
Communities can be notified to evacuate
b)
So that we can stop them from happening again
c)
So that scientists know where to go in order to study them
d)
So that we can harness their power for renewable energy
9.
What is one cause of an earthquake?
a)
weathering by glaciers
b)
movements along faults
c)
deposition by moving water
d)
tsunamis forming in the ocean
10.
Which statement is true of earthquakes?
a)
All of them can be prevented
b)
Weak ones can be prevented
c)
Some of them can be prevented
d)
None of them can be prevented
11.
What is one hazard that can be caused by a volcanic eruption?
a)
tornadoes
b)
air pollution
c)
weathering of rocks
d)
blizzards
12.
What can scientists measure to help predict when a volcano might erupt?
a)
temperatures of lava flow
b)
lengths of nearby fault lines
c)
small earthquakes and gases in the air near the volcano
d)
increases in sever weather
13.
A natural hazard occurs when natural physical processes become...
a)
dormant and inactive.
b)
extreme and unpredictable.
c)
scary!
d)
faster than usual.
14.
A tsunami is...
a)
a spinning windstorm that forms over the ocean.
b)
a series of ocean waves.
c)
a vibration deep within the Earth or at its surface.
d)
when magma rises through the Earth's surface.
15.
Earthquakes are caused by all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
movement of tectonic plates.
b)
tsunamis.
c)
volcanic activity.
d)
underground collapses.
16.
Which of the following statements about natural hazards is NOT true?
a)
Hazards are natural processes that CAN be dangerous, but have not yet caused damage.
b)
Hazards become disasters when they harm many people.
c)
Some hazards can be predicted, but usually can't be stopped.
d)
Hazards are natural processes that harm people on a regular basis.
17.
Of the four natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict?
a)
Tsunamis
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Tropical Cyclones
d)
Earthquakes
18.
One region of the world that is very exposed to volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes is...
a)
the Ring of Fire.
b)
the North and South Pole.
c)
the United States.
d)
Eastern Europe.
19.
A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard...
a)
causes major damage and harms humans.
b)
poses a danger to any part of the earth.
c)
changes the physical features of the earth.
d)
impacts everyday life for humans.
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