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ES and ND QUIZ

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It refers to the inundation of land by river water

a)

Flood

b)

River

c)

Slide

d)

Rainfall

2.

Large waves generated by earthquake are called

a)

Wind

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tsunami

d)

Ocean current

3.

It is a violent vibration in the earth crust

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano

c)

Flood

d)

Slide

4.

Plate moments, volcanic eruption, faulting and folding leads to

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Flood

d)

Cyclone

5.

Heavy rainfall,melting of snow, tropical cyclones, cloudburst results in

a)

Earth quake

b)

Flood

c)

Tsunami

d)

Erosion

6.

What is this?

a)

drought

b)

dust storm

c)

earthquake

7.

What is this?

a)

earthquake

b)

fire

c)

flooding

8.

What is this?

a)

flooding

b)

fog

c)

heatwave

9.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

ice

c)

lightning

10.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

11.

Natural disaster when gravity and water cause huge chunks of rock and soil to slide down a slope all at once

a)

landslide

b)

earthquake

c)

volcano

d)

tornado

12.

melted rock below Earth's surface

a)

magma

b)

erosion

c)

fault

d)

weathering

13.

______ can be caused by earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions

a)

landslides

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

tornadoes

14.
A is a vegetated piece of land. B is a concrete piece of land. Is A or B more prone to flooding  / more likely to flood?
a)
A, because vegetation is LESS permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
b)
B, because concrete is LESS permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
c)
B, because concrete is MORE permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
d)
A, because vegetation is MORE permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
15.
Any natural event that occurs on earth and causes significant changes or damage
a)
catastrophic event
b)
ecosystems
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
16.

a long period of dry weather and not enough water

a)

drought

b)

forest fire

c)

famine

17.

What makes forest fires worse?

a)

wind

b)

rain

c)

snow

18.

Tsunamis are caused by...

a)

underwater Earthquakes that create large ripples in the water that eventually push out into land.

b)

someone leaving the faucet running for too long.

c)

someone doing a huge cannon ball in the middle of the ocean.

19.
What is the place in the United States where the most tornadoes happen? 
a)
California
b)
Tornado Alley
c)
Tornado States
d)
Middle America
20.

Which of the following would NOT most likely cause a flood?

a)

a river overflowing

b)

a dam releasing large amounts of water

c)

heavy rain

d)

a drought

21.

A disaster when there is air that spins around very quickly in the shape of a funnel.

a)

a drought

b)

a flood

c)

a tornado

d)

a earthquake

22.

What does a "storm surge" raise?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Ocean Level

c)

Homes

d)

The Earth

23.

Select all examples of natural disasters.

a)

Waterfall

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornado

d)

Blizzard

e)

Thunder

24.

Which of these natural disasters can humans prevent or eliminate?

a)

tsunamis

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

humans cannot prevent natural disasters

25.

Wind blows spirally in words towards the centre of the low pressure it is associated with atmosphere

a)

Cyclone

b)

Tsunami

c)

Flood

d)

Land slides

26.

Wind blows spirally in words towards the centre of the low pressure it is associated with atmosphere

a)

Cyclone

b)

Tsunami

c)

Flood

d)

Land slides

27.
What is ecological succession?
a)
A slow change in an environment
b)
A change that takes days in an environment
c)
No change
d)
Abiotic change
28.
What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?
a)
Bushes and Shrubs
b)
Oak trees
c)
Mossess and Lichens 
d)
A rose Bush
29.
A pioneer species is...
a)
a large organism
b)
the first organisms to adapt to a new environment 
c)
The best organism 
d)
Abiotic organisms 
30.
What is the most important function of pioneer species?
a)
To create rocks
b)
To create soil and add nutrients to the environment 
c)
To look nice
d)
Food for animals 
31.
A climax community is ….
a)
the beginning of a new ecological succession.
b)
the rocks in a new environment.
c)
the fire that will cause destruction.
d)
an area that reaches its greatest growing potential.
32.
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
a)
Primary succession already has soil.
b)
Primary has soil and secondary does not
c)
soil is present in both
d)
primary has no soil and secondary has soil
33.
A large tree forest is an example of ...
a)
a small community
b)
a abiotic community
c)
a climax community
d)
a pioneer species 
34.
Climax communities are always large forests. (Hint; think of a desert environment) 
a)
True 
b)
False
35.
Why does primary succession take longer to reach climax community?
a)
Because trees do not perform photosyntheses.
b)
Because climax community is in a forrest.
c)
Because primary succession already has soil
d)
Because primary succession does not have soil
36.

An area that begins with bare rock and takes longer to become a forest is ...

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

37.

An area that is faster to become a forest due to the presence of soil is ...

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

38.

A farmer abandons his farm. A a short time a forest begins to grow on his abandoned farm. What type of succession would this be considered?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

39.

During a forest fire most vegetation (plants) burn. Which ecological succession will take place after a forest fire?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

40.

After a volcanic eruption the lava cools and becomes rock. Which succession must take place in order for vegetation (plants) to return?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

41.

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

a)
b)
42.

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

a)
b)
43.

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

a)
b)
44.

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

a)
b)
45.

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

a)
b)
46.

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

a)

Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

b)

Plants die from drought and decompose

c)

Land is bulldozed and soil remains

47.

Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession?

a)

grass - shrubs - lichens - trees

b)

lichens - shrubs - grasses - trees

c)

lichens - grasses - shrubs - trees

d)

grasses - lichens - shrubs - trees

48.

All of the following contribute directly to soil formation EXCEPT

a)

lichens

b)

decomposition of organisms

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

erosion of rock by weather

49.

What is an increase of biodiversity over time, after a natural or manmade disturbance?

a)

ecological recession

b)

climax recession

c)

ecological succession

d)

climax succession

50.

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?

a)

peak community

b)

turf community

c)

climax community

d)

disturbed community

51.

Which is faster: Primary or Secondary Succession?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Both Take The Same Amount of Time

52.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
53.

If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be the first plants to return?

a)

trees

b)

shrubs

c)

mosses

d)

grasses

54.

Which would most likely result in primary succession?

a)

old forest growing

b)

undisturbed prairie

c)

pollution kills mountain lake species

d)

a Newly formed volcanic island

55.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C

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