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Natural Disasters 3

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An overflowing of a large amount of water on the dry land is called...

a)

Storm

b)

Tornado

c)

Flood

2.

The flood can cause by...

a)

Heavy rain

b)

Wildfire

c)

Thunder

3.

Not enough place for water to flow can causes...

a)

Earthquake

b)

Avalanche

c)

Flood

4.

During a flood you should stay inside your house unless...

a)

you want to go swimming.

b)

emergency workers ask you to evacuate.

c)

you get bored.

5.

A drought is ....

a)

Very high rainfall

b)

a period of above average precipitation in a certain region

c)

a period of below average precipitation in a certain region

d)

a desert

6.

Droughts impact

a)

The economy

b)

The environment

c)

only the Southern hemisphere

d)

only the Northern hemisphere

7.

Which answers are correct... drought can cause ....

a)

Poor soil quality

b)

More wildfires

c)

Higher water levels

d)

Lower water levels

8.

A cyclone is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure.

a)

It is correct.

b)

It is incorrect.

c)

I am not sure.

9.

A dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground is

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Typhoon

d)

Thunderstorm

10.

. ________________ are the vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth’s lithosphere.

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Faults

c)

Stresses

d)

Volcanoes

11.

Area which have high chances of earthquake

a)

North India

b)

East India

c)

South India

d)

Northeast India

12.

True or False: Fires only affect areas that are hot and dry year-round.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Between January and August of 2019, the Amazon rainforest experienced about ________ fires.

a)

10,000

b)

45,000

c)

70,000

d)

100,000

14.

How many tornadoes hit the U.S. each year?

a)

1200

b)

1500

c)

1300

d)

2000

15.

Where do the strongest tornadoes occur?

a)

Tornado Valley

b)

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

c)

Tornado Alley

d)

U.S.

16.
Where do hurricanes develop?
a)
Land
b)
Ocean
c)
Rivers
17.
What happens when the ground can not hold anymore water?
a)
Tornado happens
b)
Flash flood happens
c)
Drought happens
18.
What is a flood?
a)
a large amount of water that overflowed from a lake or river
b)
a large amount of water from the ocean
c)
a deep lake
d)
a deep river
19.

What is this natural disaster ?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Flood

c)

Wildfire

d)

Earthquake

20.

Wildfire can start on .......

a)

very rainy days.

b)

very cold days.

c)

very hot days.

d)

very windy days.

21.

A natural disaster is an..................event.

a)

planned

b)

scheduled

c)

unexpected

d)

expected