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WorksheetsNatural Disaters
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. What is a natural disaster?
A red letter day
An event that causes suffering brought on by nature
A bad thing caused by a bad person
An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy
How many fault are there?
3
6
2
4
3. Which one of these should you NOT do during an earthquake?
Shelter under a table or desk
Stay in bed if you are there
Stay outside if you are there.
Shelter outside beside a wall.
Which one of these statements is FALSE?
Most earthquakes do not cause damage
A tsunami is a giant wave created by an underwater earthquake.
It is not possible to give an early warning of an earthquake
It is not possible to give an early warning of a tsunami
Where do earthquakes occur?
Along fault lines
Along coastlines
In mountainous areas
None of the above
True or False: The earth’s crust is made up of moving parts called plates
False
True
What causes an Earthquake?
Tectonic plates in the Earth moving and sliding
Giants racing across the Earth
Masses of people jumping up and down all at once.
Can humans prevents or eliminate any of these natural disasters?
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Volcanos
Humans cannot prevent natural disaters.
A sale from 1 to 19, used for measuring the strength of an earthquake.
saffir-simpson scale
richter scale
earthquake scale
seismogrpah
What are the 3 major natural disasters that we studied? Check all that apply.
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
