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WorksheetsDisasters - Natural and Human
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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
What is a giant storm that begins at sea, sometimes crashes into land, and is given a name?
Hurricane
Tornado
Tsunami
Earthquake
Where is a safe place to be during an earthquake?
Outside
On the roof of your house
In a bathtub
In a doorway
What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?
Tsunamis
Earthquake
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground?
Barometer
Speedometer
Seismograph
Telegraph
Name the natural disaster that has strong winds, but does NOT start in the ocean?
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
What is the Richter Scale?
A system of measuring the wind
A system of measuring the depth of the ocean
A system of measuring the height of volcanoes
A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes
Which of these is the best material to use if building a house near a volcano?
metal
stone
foam
wood
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 is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?
difficult to predict
humans can lessen impact
cause damage
humans can stop them
Ukraine in Russia was where one of the big man-made disasters of the Cold War happened. What infamous event was a global wake-up call for safety guidelines?
Dyatlov Pass incident
Tunguska blast
Kursk disaster
Chernobyl nuclear accident
If you were a fisherman in the Aral Sea in Central Asia, what would be your problem?
Dusty winds would be disrupting shore life.
Water is disappearing.
The waters would be polluted.
There is almost no oxygen in the water.
In Japan's Minamata Bay, mercury dumped by a factory found its way into people's lives through what?
Direct contact
Water dispersal
Fish and shellfish
Vapour
