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Natural Disaters

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is a natural disaster?

a)

A red letter day

b)

An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

c)

A bad thing caused by a bad person

d)

An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

2.

How many fault are there?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

2

d)

4

3.

3. Which one of these should you NOT do during an earthquake?

a)

Shelter under a table or desk

b)

Stay in bed if you are there

c)

Stay outside if you are there.

d)

Shelter outside beside a wall.

4.

Which one of these statements is FALSE?

a)

Most earthquakes do not cause damage

b)

A tsunami is a giant wave created by an underwater earthquake.

c)

It is not possible to give an early warning of an earthquake

d)

It is not possible to give an early warning of a tsunami

5.

Where do earthquakes occur?

a)

Along fault lines

b)

Along coastlines

c)

In mountainous areas

d)

None of the above

6.

True or False: The earth’s crust is made up of moving parts called plates

a)

False

b)

True

7.

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.

8.

Can humans prevents or eliminate any of these natural disasters?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Volcanos

d)

Humans cannot prevent natural disaters.

9.

A sale from 1 to 19, used for measuring the strength of an earthquake.

a)

saffir-simpson scale

b)

richter scale

c)

earthquake scale

d)

seismogrpah

10.

What are the 3 major natural disasters that we studied? Check all that apply.

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Tsunamis