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NATURAL DISASTERS! AIGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!by A.R.K

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is a DROUGHT the oppisite ot a flood

a)

What is a drought

b)

Yes

c)

Umm? no

d)

Ummmmmm??!

2.

Name one disaster

a)

No

b)

Shaking

c)

Astroid

d)

Earth quake

3.

What is a drought

a)

Constipatian

b)

No water

c)

??

4.

Whatis a volcano

a)

A mountain

b)

Yuweyqff

c)

Ygrseg

d)

Lava

5.

Find the picture for flooding

a)
b)
c)
6.

Find the picture for earthquake

a)
b)
c)
7.

Find the picture for drought

a)
b)
c)
8.

Find the picture for fog

a)
b)
c)
9.

Find the picture for hurricane

a)
b)
c)
10.

Find the picture for ice

a)
b)
c)
11.

Find the picture for tsunami

a)
b)
c)
12.
Do all natural hazards become disasters
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
Tornados happen
a)
Only in Tornado Alley
b)
Only in the US
c)
Mostly in Tornado Alley but can happen anywhere
d)
Only during spring and neep tides
14.
Are volcanic erruptions predictable?
a)
They give warning signs weeks or months before 
b)
There is no warning
c)
We can predict erruptions to the day
d)
Using the Mayan Calandar
15.
True or False:
The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is under a tree.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or False:
Snow, Ice, Cold Temperatures, and Winter Flooding are all apart of Winter Storms.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
a)
Drought
b)
Tornado
c)
Earthquake
d)
Hurricane
18.
Which natural disaster is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?
a)
Landslide
b)
Tsunami 
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Tornado 
19.
Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Flood
c)
Wildfire 
d)
Tsunami 
20.
Which natural disaster is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer?
a)
Sinkhole
b)
Drought
c)
Hurricane
d)
Thunderstorm
21.

A huge wave after an earthquake is a:

a)

forest fire

b)

volcanoe

c)

tsunami

d)

tornado

22.

Forest fires are spread with:

a)

wind

b)

sun

c)

rain

d)

floods

23.
The damage in this picture is the result of 
a)
a hurricane
b)
a dust storm
c)
a tornado
d)
a tsunami
24.
A disaster when there is no rain for a long time and everything is dry.
a)
flood
b)
drought
c)
evacuate
d)
hurricane
25.
A sudden shaking of the earth's surface that can cause a lot of damage.
a)
earthquake
b)
avalanche
c)
hurricane
d)
tornado
26.
A small earthquake after a larger one.
a)
aftershock
b)
avalanche
c)
drought
d)
storm
27.
A disaster when a lot of snow moves quickly down a mountain.
a)
aftershock
b)
famine
c)
flood
d)
avalanche
28.
What happens when the ground can not hold anymore water?
a)
Tornado happens
b)
Flash flood happens
c)
Drought happens
29.
Which material melts ice the fastest?
a)
sugar
b)
air
c)
salt
d)
water
30.
Which storm can cause flooding?
a)
hurricanes
b)
blizzards
c)
tsunamis
d)
all of the above
31.

what device can be used to stay tuned to the news?

a)

phone

b)

computer

c)

radio

d)

all of the above

32.

best place for shelter during a nuclear explosion is

a)

in your car

b)

basement

c)

center of large building

d)

both B and C

33.

select all the things that should be in your emergency kit

a)

your dog

b)

medicines

c)

radio

d)

food and water

34.
What is the sun's role in the water cycle?
a)
It evaporates water
b)
It causes precipitation
c)
It attracts water molecules
d)
It has no role
35.
This is a
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
flood
d)
blizzard
36.
Earthquakes take place where...
a)
water meets land
b)
middle schoolers dance
c)
tectonic plates meet.
d)
theres a lot of snow.
37.
Earthquakes are measured with a ...
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Seismic Scale 
c)
Here Comes the Big One Scale
d)
Oh Golly Miss Molly Scale
38.
Which natural disaster is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?
a)
Landslide
b)
Tsunami 
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Tornado 
39.
This is found on the surface in the center of an earthquake.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Focus
d)
Seismic waves