WorksheetsNatural Disasters
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
2.
Before a volcano erupts, it may give off warning signs. Which of the following would be a sign that pressure is building up before an eruption?
a)
Formation of geysers
b)
Many small earthquakes
c)
A slow deflation of the sides of the volcano
d)
A sudden drop in surface temperature
3.
What is erosion?
a)
piles of dirt and rocks
b)
cracks in the Earth
c)
wearing away of rock and soil caused by water, wind or ice.
4.
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
5.
A sudden shaking of the earth's surface that can cause a lot of damage.
a)
earthquake
b)
avalanche
c)
hurricane
d)
tornado
6.
A small earthquake after a larger one.
a)
aftershock
b)
avalanche
c)
drought
d)
storm
7.
A disaster when a lot of snow moves quickly down a mountain.
a)
aftershock
b)
famine
c)
flood
d)
avalanche
8.
The loud noise you hear during a storm, usually after you see lightning.
a)
thunder
b)
hurricane
c)
tsunami
d)
evacuate
9.
A powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity.
a)
lightning
b)
thunder
c)
storm
d)
drought
10.
A disaster when there is a lot of water and it covers the streets and can go into houses and stores.
a)
tornado
b)
thunder
c)
flood
d)
drought
11.
the effect of one thing on another thing
a)
impact
b)
particular
c)
lack
d)
eliminate
12.
All of the following variables except which are used to monitor drought?
a)
Cloud cover
b)
Ground water supply
c)
water use
d)
surface evaporation rates
13.
Precipitation is monitored using which of the following?
a)
Doppler radar
b)
Rain gauges
c)
Both doppler radar and rain gauges
d)
Thermometer
14.
Which word describes a volcano that is erupting or will erupt soon?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
d)
magma
15.
The area where two tectonic plates meet
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
faults
d)
convection
16.
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
a)
in the ocean
b)
along the coast
c)
along fault lines
d)
in the Arctic
17.
Earth's crust is completely stationary and doesn't move at all.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
the molten, fluid rock
that issues from a volcano
or volcanic vent
The hot ______ burned the bottoms of my shoes as I ran from the volcano.
that issues from a volcano
or volcanic vent
The hot ______ burned the bottoms of my shoes as I ran from the volcano.
a)
Lava
b)
Ash
c)
Cloud
d)
Mud
19.
An unusually large
sea wave produced
by a sea quake
or undersea volcanic eruption
Japan must worry about the possibility of a _________.
sea wave produced
by a sea quake
or undersea volcanic eruption
Japan must worry about the possibility of a _________.
a)
Collapse
b)
Flood
c)
Wavequake
d)
Tsunami
20.
The downward falling
or sliding of a mass
of soil, detritus, or rock
on or from a steep slope.
The _______ covered the sides of the buildings with a lot of mud.
or sliding of a mass
of soil, detritus, or rock
on or from a steep slope.
The _______ covered the sides of the buildings with a lot of mud.
a)
Landslide
b)
Earthquake
c)
Erosion
d)
Tremor
21.
A violent, tropical,
cyclonic storm of
the western North
Atlantic.
We had to put wood over our windows because the ______ might have broken them.
cyclonic storm of
the western North
Atlantic.
We had to put wood over our windows because the ______ might have broken them.
a)
Sea Storm
b)
Tsunami
c)
Waves
d)
Hurricane
22.
A great flowing or
overflowing of water,
especially over land not
usually submerged
The ______ filled the basement of my house with water.
overflowing of water,
especially over land not
usually submerged
The ______ filled the basement of my house with water.
a)
Tsunami
b)
Monsoon
c)
Flood
d)
Typhoon
23.
A temporary prevalence
of a disease
The Swine Flu _______ effected many countries in Asia.
of a disease
The Swine Flu _______ effected many countries in Asia.
a)
Sickness
b)
Disease
c)
Epidemic
d)
Hospital stuff
24.
A mass of rock, snow, and ice falling down a mountainside.
The skier's were careful because they didn't want to start an _______.
The skier's were careful because they didn't want to start an _______.
a)
blizzard
b)
Avalanche
c)
Hail
d)
Slide
25.
What are the pieces of rock under the earths crust called?
a)
Tec Plates
b)
Tectonic Plate
c)
plates
d)
moving things
26.
How hot can the Ash be from Volcanoes
a)
100 degrees
b)
10000 degress
c)
1000 degress
d)
1 degree
100 %
