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WorksheetsNatural Disasters
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the scientific equipment that measures the size of an earthquake called?
thermometer
barometer
seismograph
anemometer
What are the large moving pieces of rock that make up the Earth's outer layer called?
crust
metamorphic
sedimentary
plates
What is the molten rock inside a volcano called?
lava
magma
metamorphic
Which of these natural disasters can humans prevent or eliminate?
tsunamis
earthquakes
volcanoes
humans cannot prevent natural disasters
Which natural disaster causes most of its damage due to shaking?
tornadoes
tsunamis
hurricanes
earthquakes
Which natural disaster occurs when magma forms within the Earth's mantle and works its way up?
Wildfire
Volcano
Tsunami
Earthquake
Which of the following is not a natural disaster?
tornado
hurricane
tsunami
car accident
Giant storms that begin at sea and sometimes crash into land are called?
hurricanes
tornadoes
avalanches
mudslides
Giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions are called?
hurricanes
volcanoes
tsunamis
tornadoes
Which natural disaster occurs over 1,000 times each day and is usually too small for people to notice?
earthquakes
hurricanes
tsunamis
floods
A scale from 1 to 10, used for measuring the strength of an earthquake.
saffir-simpson scale
richter scale
earthquake scale
seismograph
What is a natural disaster?
A red letter day
A bad thing caused by a bad person
An event that causes suffering brought on by nature
An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy
What are some natural disasters?
A war
hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain
hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
A very bad day
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?
humans can stop them
difficult to predict
cause damage
humans can lessen impact
What is this?
blizzard
drought
dust storm
What is this?
drought
dust storm
earthquake
What is this?
dust storm
earthquake
fire
What is this?
earthquake
fire
flooding
What is this?
fire
flooding
fog
What is this?
flooding
fog
heatwave
What is this?
hurricane
ice
lightning
What is this?
tornado
tsunami
volcano
What is this?
tsunami
volcano
bilzzard
What is this?
volcano
blizzard
drought
