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Major Natural Hazards Key Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is a shaking of the Earth's crust due to crustal plate movements.

a)

flooding

b)

volcanic

c)

earthquake

d)

drought

2.

Movement of plates produces cracks allow magma and gases to forced out during ____________ eruption.

a)

drought

b)

volcanic

c)

storm

d)

wildfire

3.

____________ refers to the overflow of water over low-lying areas because of heavy rains and big sea waves.

a)

floating

b)

flowing

c)

flying

d)

flooding

4.

If a place doesn't have rainfall or have much less rainfall than expected over a long time, it is called _____________.

a)

dry

b)

very dry

c)

dought

d)

drought

5.

A ____________ has a low pressure centre accompanied by strong winds, heavy rains, snow or hailstones.

a)

storm

b)

hazards

c)

tsunami

d)

landslide

6.

There are hurricanes in USA, tropical cyclones in the UK, willy-willy in Australia and _______________ in Macao.

a)

taipa

b)

typhoons

c)

taiwan

d)

super hurricanes

7.

____________ is an unwanted fire that can damage vegetation in the countryside or a wilderness area.

a)

slash and burn

b)

wildfire

c)

wildernessfire

d)

countrysidefire

8.

Tornado, landslide, earthquake, and avian influenza are known as natural __________________.

a)

hazards

b)

disasters

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

9.

Some natural hazards such as wildlife are not completely natural because they occur partly because of ___________ activities.

a)

animals

b)

human

c)

government

d)

school

10.

_______________ hazards are caused by extreme weather like long periods of little or very heavy rain. E.g. Typhoons, drought.

a)

geological

b)

meteorological

c)

geomorphological

d)

biological

11.

______________ hazards are caused by the movement of crustal plates such as earthquakes & volcanic eruption.

a)

geological

b)

geomorphological

c)

meteorological

d)

biological

12.

______________ hazards are caused by sudden and quick changes in the shape of land such as flooding & landslide.

a)

meteorological

b)

geological

c)

geomorphological

d)

biological

13.

______________ hazards are caused by the growth of undersirable micro-organisms, insects or other pests. E.g. Bird Flu.

a)

meteorological

b)

geological

c)

geomorphological

d)

biological

14.

The hot molten rocks under the Earth's crust is called ________________.

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

volcano

d)

volcanic rocks

15.

Once magma reaches the earth surface, it cools down and solidifies to become ___________ then volcanic rocks.

a)

lava

b)

granite

c)

hot molten rocks

d)

hard magma

16.

Hailstorms usually occur in the season of _____________.

a)

summer

b)

autumn

c)

spring

d)

winter

17.

Earthquakes happening under the sea may trigger a secondary hazard called __________________.

a)

tsunami

b)

tornado

c)

avian influenza

d)

wildfire

18.

The most common rocks in Macao is called ____________.

a)

diamond

b)

limestone

c)

crystal

d)

granite

19.

_____________ happens there is a movement of a mass of rocks down a slope.

a)

wildfire

b)

mudslide

c)

landslide

d)

hailstorm

20.

___________________ cloud is the only type of cloud that is capable of producing lightning, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

a)

cumulus

b)

cumulonibus

c)

nimbus

d)

cumulonimbus