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WorksheetsNatural Disasters
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?
a)
Flood
b)
Blizzards
c)
Drought
d)
Hurricane
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Which natural disaster is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside?
a)
Volcano Eruption
b)
Sinkhole
c)
Avalanche
d)
Flooding
6.
Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Blizzards
d)
Landslide
7.
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
8.
Which natural disaster is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Drought
c)
Tornado
d)
Flooding
9.
Which natural disaster is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush?
a)
Wildfire
b)
Drought
c)
Tasunami
d)
Hurricane
10.
Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tsunami
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Flooding
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