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Wildfires, Floods, Droughts & Landslides

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rain is pouring. It will not stop!

a)

Drought

b)

Erosion

c)

Flood

2.

The grass is dry. The soil is dry.

a)

Flood

b)

Erosion

c)

Drought

3.

The effects of flood happen

a)

Quicky

b)

Slowly

c)

Not at all

d)

All of them

4.

How do droughts cause hunger?

a)

Droughts do not cause hunger

b)

Crops do not grow

c)

Grocery stores are shut

d)

The plants grow

5.

What is NOT a way to help save water in a drought?

a)

Not letting the water run while you brush your teeth

b)

Taking short showers

c)

Using extra water to water the plants

d)

Pouring water down the drain

6.

Flash floods are the result of heavy, short rainfalls due to intense storms.

a)

False

b)

True

7.
When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it 
a)
a landslide
b)
a tsunami
c)
an earthquake
d)
a flood
8.
What happens during a rainstorm when the ground can't soak up any more water?
a)
a tsunami
b)
an earthquake
c)
a swimming pool forms
d)
a flood
9.
What can start a wildfire?
a)
a campfire
b)
lightning 
c)
heat
d)
all of the above
10.
Why do firefighters start small fires?
a)
To get rid of some of the old trees that are getting in the way and becoming annoying
b)
They don't like Smokey they Bear and want to make him mad
c)
To keep them controlled and prevent uncontrollable fires from occuring
d)
They want to make more room for houses 
11.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Landslide

b)

Windstorm

c)

Tsunami

d)

Flood

12.

What is this?

a)

Wildfire

b)

Flood

c)

Drought

d)

Global warming

13.

What is this?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Landslide

d)

Wildfire

14.

What is this?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Fire fighter

d)

Wildfire

15.

Which of the following does NOT cause a landslide

a)

Heavy Rain

b)

Removal of Vegetation

c)

Vibrations

d)

Shouting on top of a slope