WorksheetsNatural Disasters
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
A tropical storm that occurs in the Pacific Ocean is called...
Hurricane
Typhoon
Tsunami
Tropical Cyclone
A wave that is created by a underwater seismic occurrence is called ....
Tsunami
Bohr Tide
Tidal Wave
Wave Goodby
The area of the United States that has the most Tornadoes is called...
Tin Pan Ally
Blues Ally
Tornado Ally
Ally Cats
Natural Disasters caused by moving plates?
Tsunami Tornado Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm Tornado Earthquake
Earthquake Volcano Tropical Storm
Earthquake Volcano Tsunami
Large moving slabs of rock slowly slide over the earth’s mantle is the?
plate tectonics
b. the rain shadow
tornadoes
tropical storms
Why is the Pacific Ocean sometimes referred to as the “Ring of Fire”?
forest fires occur there quite often there
Johnny Cash sang about this region while he was in prison
Many earthquakes/volcanoes take place here
It is located in the Low Latitudes (Tropics) it always hot there
What ocean do Cyclones occur in?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Seismic activity relates to which natural disaster?
Earthquakes
Tornado
Tropical Storm
both b and c
Storms created when warm air meets cold air over water are called?
Tsunamis
Tropical Storms
Tornadoes
Super Cell Thunderstorms
True or False: Natural disasters don't cause a lot of damage, and the injuries to human lives and plants are very minimal.
True
False
Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean; causes massive flooding, a change in landscape, and a decrease in population
Volcano
Tornado
Tsunami
Hurricane
Where do hurricanes form before they travel to the Atlantic Ocean?
Antarctica
Australia Coastline
African Coastline
Atlantic Ocean
Which natural disaster occurs when magma forms within the Earth's mantle and works its way up?
Wildfire
Volcano
Tsunami
Earthquake
What does a "storm surge" raise?
wind speed
Ocean level
The Earth
Homes
