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Natural Disasters

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tropical storm that occurs in the Pacific Ocean is called...

a)

Hurricane

b)

Typhoon

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tropical Cyclone

2.

A wave that is created by a underwater seismic occurrence is called ....

a)

Tsunami

b)

Bohr Tide

c)

Tidal Wave

d)

Wave Goodby

3.

The area of the United States that has the most Tornadoes is called...

a)

Tin Pan Ally

b)

Blues Ally

c)

Tornado Ally

d)

Ally Cats

4.

Natural Disasters caused by moving plates?

a)

Tsunami Tornado Tropical Storm

b)

Tropical Storm Tornado Earthquake

c)

Earthquake Volcano Tropical Storm

d)

Earthquake Volcano Tsunami

5.

Large moving slabs of rock slowly slide over the earth’s mantle is the?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

b. the rain shadow

c)

tornadoes

d)

tropical storms

6.

Why is the Pacific Ocean sometimes referred to as the “Ring of Fire”?

a)

forest fires occur there quite often there

b)

Johnny Cash sang about this region while he was in prison

c)

Many earthquakes/volcanoes take place here

d)

It is located in the Low Latitudes (Tropics) it always hot there

7.

What ocean do Cyclones occur in?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

8.

Seismic activity relates to which natural disaster?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Tornado

c)

Tropical Storm

d)

both b and c

9.

Storms created when warm air meets cold air over water are called?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Tropical Storms

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Super Cell Thunderstorms

10.

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

11.

Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean; causes massive flooding, a change in landscape, and a decrease in population

a)

Volcano

b)

Tornado

c)

Tsunami

d)

Hurricane

12.

Where do hurricanes form before they travel to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia Coastline

c)

African Coastline

d)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

Which natural disaster occurs when magma forms within the Earth's mantle and works its way up?

a)

Wildfire

b)

Volcano

c)

Tsunami

d)

Earthquake

14.

What does a "storm surge" raise?

a)

wind speed

b)

Ocean level

c)

The Earth

d)

Homes