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Natural disaster & Climatic zones

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which climatic zone experiences the four seasons?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

d)

Torrid

2.

Peter lives in a place with warm summers and cold winters. In which climatic zone would he most likely reside?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

Polar

d)

Hot Desert.

3.

Which climatic type is the most severe drought associated

a)

Equatorial

b)

Savannah

c)

Hot Desert

d)

Tropical Monsoon

4.

At which angle is the Earth's axis tilted?

a)

15º

b)

66 2/3º

c)

23 1/2º

d)

90º

5.

Harry and Kim hurried to watch a football match. It was hot and sunny when they were leaving home. After they walked a few metres, it began to rain. There was a change in the ______

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

altitude

d)

longitude

6.

What are the names of the three climatic zones?

a)

summer, winter, spring

b)

polar, temperate, tropical

c)

fauna, flora, temperate

7.

It's extremely cold.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

8.

Temperature changes according to the seasons.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

9.

It has a great diversity of flora.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

10.

We can find bears, foxes and squirrels.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

11.

The temperature is hot.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

12.

The are penguins, polar bears, and artic foxes.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

13.

Pine trees are common in this climate zone.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

14.

It shows great diversity of birds, insects and mammals.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

15.

There is scant vegetation and no trees.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

16.

It is an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of a planet. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. What is it?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

Tropic of capricorn

17.

Prime meridian is also called _____________________________.

a)

Green Meridian

b)

Pink Meridian

c)

Greenwich Meridian

d)

Green Which Meridian

18.

_____________________ are imaginary circles/ lines parallel to the Equator. They specify the north-south position of a location on the globe.

a)

Longitudes

b)

Latitudes

19.

________________________ run from the North Pole to the South Pole, intersecting the Equator. They meet at both Poles, and specify the east-west position of a location.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

20.

The ________________________ zone refers to the area of the earth near the equator which is generally hot and humid.

a)

Torrid

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

21.
places near the coast have a ______
a)
Moderate Climate
b)
Extreme  Climate
c)
Monsoon
22.

Giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions are called?

a)

hurricanes

b)

volcanoes

c)

tsunamis

d)

tornadoes

23.

Long period of time without rain

a)

Wildfire

b)

Drought

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Flood

24.

What is this?

a)

drought

b)

dust storm

c)

earthquake

25.

What causes an Earthquake?

a)

Tectonic plates in the Earth moving and sliding.

b)

Giants racing across the Earth.

c)

Masses of people jumping up and down all at once.

26.

Landslides are caused by...

a)

The trees deciding that they want a new home.

b)

Landslides are not real.

c)

Gravity pulling soil down a cliff or mountain that has been loosened by rain or weathering.

27.

Volcanoes are...

a)

just like ant hills

b)

created by magma formed beneath the Earths crust that gets pushed up through cracks in the Earth's surface.

c)

a figment of our imagination.

28.

Which Natural Disaster is this?

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Landslide eruption

c)

Tornado

29.

a volcanic eruption sends....

a)

lava, ash and smoke

b)

lava, ash and water

c)

lava, ash and spinning wind

30.

An extreme storm with spinning air

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

heavy rain

31.

Tsunami ...

a)

is a very large wave

b)

happens after an earthquake

c)

is what surfers like

32.

What is this?

a)

forest fire

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

drought

33.

What makes forest fires worse?

a)

wind

b)

rain

c)

snow

34.

Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Use elevators when there's an earthquake.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

After an earthquake, aftershocks may occur.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which of the following is a true statement about tectonic plates?

a)

All tectonic plates are located at Earth's core

b)

They're located approximately 10 meters below the surface of the ocean

c)

They're located in the molten layer beneath Earth's crust

d)

All of Earth's landmass rests on tectonic plates

38.

What is this instrument called?

a)

Richter scale

b)

Barometer

c)

Electrograph

d)

Seismograph

39.
Which city is closest to the epicenter?  
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
40.

The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Artic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

41.

Duck, cover and hold wherever you are.

a)

Do it before an earthquake.

b)

Do it after an earthquake.

c)

Do it during an earthquake.

42.

Which of the following areas is least likely to be affected by a cyclone?

a)

Delhi

b)

Orissa

c)

Chennai

d)

West Bengal

43.

Cyclones naming should not exceed more than ___ letters.

a)

5

b)

9

c)

8

d)

6

44.

Richter scale was invented by

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Charles Richter

c)

Charlie Richter

d)

Carlos Nicholas

45.

Cyclone moves clockwise in

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above