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Catastrophic Events

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most wildfires are started by

a)

animals.

b)

lightning.

c)

people.

d)

meteors.

2.

Fires are considered wildfires if they are

a)

hot.

b)

uncontrolled.

c)

destructive.

d)

outside.

3.

The outer part of the hurricane is the

a)

rain belt.

b)

eye.

c)

hail.

d)

snow.

4.

Hurricanes form over

a)

the poles.

b)

water.

c)

continents.

d)

islands.

5.

Earthquakes are caused by movements of the crust or

a)

tsunamis.

b)

wildfires.

c)

hurricanes.

d)

volcanoes.

6.

Eighty percent of the Earth's crust was formed by

a)

volcanoes.

b)

landslides.

c)

hurricanes.

d)

wildfires.

7.

The Fujita scale measures

a)

hurricanes.

b)

volcanoes.

c)

tornadoes.

d)

earthquakes.

8.

Category 5 would describe a very powerful

a)

tsunami.

b)

hurricane.

c)

earthquake.

d)

flood.

9.

What is the most common natural hazard?

a)

flood

b)

wildfire

c)

tornado

d)

landslide

10.

A vent and crater are parts of a

a)

hurricane.

b)

volcano.

c)

hurricane.

d)

tornado.

11.

Which of the following does not come out of a volcano?

a)

ash.

b)

magma.

c)

rock.

d)

gases.

12.

A volcano can cause all of the following except

a)

tsunami.

b)

flood.

c)

earthquake.

d)

hurricane.

13.

Which continent does not have any tornadoes?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

14.

The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock is

a)

a volcano.

b)

an eruption

c)

a landslide.

d)

an earthquake.

15.

Wildfires can form

a)

a tsunami.

b)

a tornado.

c)

an earthquake.

d)

a flood.