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Disasters - Natural and Human

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

A red letter day

b)

A bad thing caused by a bad person

c)

An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

d)

An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

2.

What are some natural disasters?

a)

A war

b)

hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain

c)

hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

d)

A very bad day

3.

What is a giant storm that begins at sea, sometimes crashes into land, and is given a name?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Tsunami

d)

Earthquake

4.

Where is a safe place to be during an earthquake?

a)

Outside

b)

On the roof of your house

c)

In a bathtub

d)

In a doorway

5.

What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Hurricanes

6.

What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground?

a)

Barometer

b)

Speedometer

c)

Seismograph

d)

Telegraph

7.

Name the natural disaster that has strong winds, but does NOT start in the ocean?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Earthquakes

8.

What is the Richter Scale?

a)

A system of measuring the wind

b)

A system of measuring the depth of the ocean

c)

A system of measuring the height of volcanoes

d)

A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes

9.
Earthquakes are caused by all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
movement of tectonic plates.
b)
tsunamis.
c)
volcanic activity. 
d)
underground collapses. 
10.
Which of the following statements about natural hazards is NOT true?
a)
Hazards are natural processes that CAN be dangerous, but have not yet caused damage.
b)
Hazards become disasters when they harm many people.
c)
Some hazards can be predicted, but usually can't be stopped.
d)
Hazards are natural processes that harm people on a regular basis.
11.
Of the four natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict?
a)
Tsunamis
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Tropical Cyclones
d)
Earthquakes
12.

Which of these is the best material to use if building a house near a volcano?

a)

metal

b)

stone

c)

foam

d)

wood

13.

What are the large moving pieces of rock that make up the Earth's outer layer called?

a)

crust

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

plates

14.

What is the molten rock inside a volcano called?

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

metamorphic

15.
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall which results in a loss of plant and animal life, including crops 
a)
Drought
b)
Volcano
c)
Blizzard
16.
True or False: Natural disasters don't cause a lot of damage, and the injuries to human lives and plants are very minimal. 
a)
True
b)
False
17.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

a)

difficult to predict

b)

humans can lessen impact

c)

cause damage

d)

humans can stop them

18.

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?

a)

Dyatlov Pass incident

b)

Tunguska blast

c)

Kursk disaster

d)

Chernobyl nuclear accident

19.

If you were a fisherman in the Aral Sea in Central Asia, what would be your problem?

a)

Dusty winds would be disrupting shore life.

b)

Water is disappearing.

c)

The waters would be polluted.

d)

There is almost no oxygen in the water.

20.

In Japan's Minamata Bay, mercury dumped by a factory found its way into people's lives through what?

a)

Direct contact

b)

Water dispersal

c)

Fish and shellfish

d)

Vapour