WorksheetsMan-made & Natural Disasters
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The study of earthquakes and seismic waves is known as (a) .
The largest volcano in the world is ______________ in hawiilan island.
Taal Volcano
Mount Sinabung
mauna loa
The turbulent masses of snow and ice mixed with debris that rush down at high speed from steep mountain slopes are called (a) .
________________ too is a cause of landslides.
Rainfall
Deforestation
Earthquake
Both (b) and (c)
In the frequency of eruption of volcanoes, they are divided into three categories:
Active volcanoes, Dormant volcanoes, Extinct volcanoes.
Dormant volcanoes, Stratovolcano volcano, Shield volcanoes.
Extinct volcanoes, Stratovolcano volcano, Active volcanoes.
A (a) includes events such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane
Richter scale was devised by an American seismologist Charles F. Richter in the year ____________.
1928
1899
1935
Which of the following images refer to the term Avalanches.
A (a) is the overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over a normally dry land.
A ________________ is a scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves.
astronomer
metrologist
seismologist
