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Natural Disasters

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural disaster is this?

a)

flood

b)

hurricane

c)

tsunami

d)

avalanche

2.

A _________________ occurs when there has not been enough rain so that crops and plants can grow.

a)

drought

b)

draught

c)

drough

d)

draugh

3.

What natural disaster is this?

a)

earthquake

b)

blizzard

c)

forest fire

d)

avalanche

4.

Fill in the blank.

(a)   occur when storms cause rivers to overflow or by high tides.

5.

Where are most volcanoes located?

a)

Atlantic Rim

b)

Indian Rim

c)

Pacific Rim

d)

Arctic Rim

6.

A _______________ is a spinning tube of air that touches the ground and a cloud above.

a)

cyclone

b)

typhoon

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

7.

Hurricanes are strong tropical storms with high winds and heavy rain that develop in the ___________ Ocean.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

8.

Tick the things that DON'T belong to the earthquake. (more than one answer)

a)

snowstorm

b)

tsunami

c)

richter scale

d)

wind

e)

shaking

9.

(a)   are rotating tropical storms like hurricanes, but they occur in the north-west Pacific Ocean near Hawaii and Asia.

10.

Which of the followings belong to blizzards? (more than one answer)

a)

fires

b)

heavy snowstorms

c)

high temperatures

d)

low temperatures

e)

high winds