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Catastrophic Events

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

tornado

2.

Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent

a)

volcano eruption

b)

tornado

c)

inactive volcano

3.

A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water

a)

thunderstorm

b)

drought

c)

hurricane

4.

Debris from space is only a meteor shower

a)

true

b)

false

5.

An extensive amount of snow over a short period of time

a)

thundersnow

b)

blizzard

c)

snowstorm

6.

Starts by lightning or a camper

a)

wildfire

b)

rainstorm

c)

dust storm

7.

A tsunami is a large wave caused by

a)

a hurricane.

b)

global warming.

c)

an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or coastal landslide.

8.

Natural disasters are almost always caused by human error.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

The permanent displacement of organisms would be an example of a

a)

long term effect of a natural disaster.

b)

short term effect of a natural disaster.

10.

In the video, 2011 Natural Disasters all of the following catastrophic events were documented except,

a)

a wildfire

b)

a tsunami

c)

a blizzard

d)

a tornado