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Gr 5 Unit 13

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Huricane

b)

Landslide

c)

Earthquake

d)

Avalanche

2.

Name the natural disaster

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tsunami

c)

Avalanche

d)

Hurricane

3.

Name the natural disaster

a)

Tsunami

b)

Hurricane

c)

Landslide

d)

Avalanche

4.

Name the natural disaster

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tsunami

c)

Wildfire

d)

Landslide

5.

Name the natural disaster

a)

Landslide

b)

Avalanche

c)

Tsunami

d)

hurricane

6.

Name the natural disaster

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

avalanche

d)

hurricane

7.

Name this natural disaster

a)

Volcano

b)

Wildfire

c)

Landslide

d)

Tsunami

8.

What happens during a volcano?

a)

magma explodes

b)

dirt and soil slide down a hill

c)

snow and ice slide down a hill

d)

cold and warm air mix and form storm clouds

9.

What happens during a landslide

a)

snow and ice slide down a mountain

b)

lots of dirt slides down a mountain

c)

magma explodes

d)

an earthquake happens under water

10.

Where do tsunamis happen?

a)

in hot and dry forests

b)

near the sea

c)

at mountains or hills

d)

between the earth plates

11.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Tsunami

d)

Hurricane

12.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Drought

d)

Tsunami

13.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Storm

b)

Landslide

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

I have no idea

14.

Earthquake is the sudden shaking of Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Use elevators when there's an earthquake.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

focus

d)

intensity

17.

What is a fracture in bedrock along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move?

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

intensity

d)

fault

18.

What is the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released called?

a)

epicenter

b)

focus

c)

intensity

d)

S wave

19.

What is a measure of the damage done by an earthquake called?

a)

epicenter

b)

magnitude

c)

intensity

d)

focus

20.

What is a measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake called?

a)

intensity

b)

magnitude

c)

seismic wave

d)

epicenter

21.

What is a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes called?

a)

storm surge

b)

rip current

c)

tsunami

d)

massive flooding

22.

What is the zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity called?

a)

Circle of Fire

b)

Oval of Fire

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Earthquake Central

23.

What is a dormant volcano?

a)

molten rock

b)

the center of a volcano

c)

will never erupt again

d)

a volcano that is sleeping, but could erupt agian

24.

What is magma?

a)

pieces of the Earth's crust

b)

molten rock inside of a volcano

c)

small rock

d)

plates that meet

25.

What is lava?

a)

Molten rocks inside a volcano

b)

Molten rock outside a volcano

c)

small rocks

d)

magma

26.

Once magma reaches the Earth's surface it is called.......

a)

Silica

b)

Lava

c)

Rock

d)

Molten

27.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
28.

Which is the correct order of the Earths layers?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

c)

crust, mantle, inner core, outercore

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

29.
Volcanoes can be found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
30.

what are the 3 types of volcano

a)

active volcano

b)

dormant volcano

c)

extinct volcano

d)

non living volcano

e)

living volcano

31.
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
vent 
d)
crater
32.

Trees and plants can _____ floods.

a)

prepare

b)

people

c)

prevent

d)

press

33.

An overflowing of a large amount of water on the dry land is called...

a)

Storm

b)

Tornado

c)

Flood

34.

A _____is an overflow of an expanse of water.

a)

Flood

b)

River

c)

I dont know

d)

Water

35.

CAUSES OF FLOOD

IDENTIFY THE IMAGE

a)

DEFORESTATION

b)

AFFORESTATON

c)

SNOWMELT

d)

TREES

36.

What is flood management for?

a)

To help rivers flooding

b)

To protect certain areas from flooding

c)

To protect farms from flooding

d)

To prevent rivers going near a town or city

37.

Tsunamis are caused by

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

38.

Tsunamis can be

a)

as high as 100 feet.

b)

as high as 2 feet.

c)

as high as 1,000 feet.

d)

as high as 10,000 feet.

39.

A tsunami's energy source is formed

a)

from under water

b)

from above water

c)

distant areas from where they began

40.

The causes of Tsunami are

a)

Underwater earthquake

b)

Forest fire

c)

Underwater volcanic eruption

d)

Deforestation

41.

A tsunami is a _____ word.

a)

American

b)

Japanese

c)

Arabic

42.

What are tsunamis commonly known as

a)

Large waves

b)

tidal waves

c)

super waves

d)

crash waves

43.

Which country has the longest recorded history of tsunamis

a)

Japan

b)

Indonesia

c)

Italy

d)

Lisbon

44.

8. Most tsunamis are caused by what natural event?

a. Earthquake

b. Volcanic eruption

c. Landslide

d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean

e. Hurricane

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

45.

A _______ is a very long period of dry weather, when no rain falls for weeks, months or sometimes even years.

a)

flood

b)

drought

46.

A drought is ....

a)

Very high rainfall

b)

a period of above average precipitation in a certain region

c)

a period of below average precipitation in a certain region

d)

a desert

47.

How can we help in a drought?

a)

Use more water

b)

Water the garden

c)

Have deep baths

d)

Save water where we can

48.

Choose the correct answers.The impact of a drought can cause....

a)

Very little rainfall

b)

Little surface water

c)

Little ground water

d)

Rivers flooding their banks

49.

How does a drought end?

a)

If a little rainfall is recorded

b)

When no rainfall is recorded

c)

During a frost

d)

When rains that soak into the soil and replenish the groundwater occur

50.

The_______________ sub continent is highly prone to natural disasters

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Indian

d)

Northern

51.

major disasters in India

a)

Earthquake

b)

Cyclone

c)

Drought

d)

Tsunami

52.

__________________ are sudden and temporary inundation of a large area as an overflowing of rivers or reservoirs

a)

Cyclone

b)

Tsunami

c)

Floods

d)

Earthquake

53.

. Floods may uproot trees and may cause ______________and soil erosion.

a)

cloud burst

b)

landslides

c)

tsunami

54.

Where does the air move in a CYCLONE?

a)

Upwards

b)

Downwards

55.

What causes differences in air pressure?

a)

even heating of the Earth

b)

Even cooling of the earth

c)

uneven heating of the earth

d)

global warming

56.

Which of the following is not associated with cyclones

a)

strong winds

b)

heavy rains

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

storm

57.

Which of the following phenomenon does not occur in the atmosphere?

a)

cyclone

b)

earthquake

c)

wind

d)

tornado

58.

Which of the following plays an important role in the early-warning systems for cyclones?

a)

Helicopters

b)

Submarines

c)

Satellites

d)

Stars

59.

What is the name of the powerful cyclone in 2014 in India?

a)

Huthut

b)

Hudhud

c)

Huth

d)

It was not named

60.

What is commonly formed in the Indian ocean?

a)

Storm

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Cyclone

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