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Natural Disasters

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Natural Disaster?

a)

Tornado

b)

Flood

c)

Breaking your laptop

d)

Volcanic eruption

2.

A disaster is an event that causes great damage and loss.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What is the tallest a tsunami can reach in height?

a)

1 meter

b)

10 meters

c)

30 meters

d)

100 meters

4.

The danger area around a volcano covers about a 2000-mile radius.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

About how many earthquakes does earth experience each year?

a)

100

b)

500

c)

1 000

d)

500 000

6.

"a period of excessively hot weather" describes which of the following natural disasters?

a)

Heat Wave

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Tsunami

d)

Earthquake

7.

Six inches of fast-moving water is enough to knock a person down.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How strong can the winds from a hurricane be?

a)

5 mph

b)

50 mph

c)

100 mph

d)

500 mph

9.

An earthquake can cause a tsunami.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What do we call the hot, melted rock that erupts from a volcano?

a)

burning rock

b)

lava

c)

fire stone

d)

limestone

11.

(Living plants grown by farmers) best describes which vocabulary word?

a)

cactus

b)

cows

c)

weeds

d)

crops