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Natural disasters

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an earthquake?

a)

the area of occurrence of an underground shock

b)

the projection of the center of the earthquake focus on the earth's surface

c)

underground impacts and fluctuations of the Earth's surface

d)

All answers are correct

2.

You are alone at home. Suddenly the windows and the chandelier trembled, the shelves began to fall crockery and books. You urgently:

a)

take a seat in the doorway

b)

call your parents at work

c)

close the windows and doors, and go to the basement

3.

The main way to save people during volcanic eruptions

a)

evacuation

b)

shelters in specially equipped shelters

c)

use of personal protective equipment for respiratory organs and skin

4.

strong small-scale atmospheric vortex with a diameter of up to 1000 m, in which air rotating at a speed of up to 100 m/s is called:

a)

a hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

a storm

d)

cyclone

5.

The best tornado protection

a)

bridges, big trees

b)

booths at bus stops

c)

basements, underground structures

6.

Advance flood warning requires

a)

open windows and doors on the ground floor

b)

turn on the TV and radio, listen to messages and recommendations

c)

move valuables to the lower floors

7.

One of the signs of an approaching tsunami is:

a)

the behavior of animals that hastily leave for the slopes of the mountains

b)

an unexpected hurricane with heavy rainfall

c)

a sharp increase or decrease in air temperature, abundant melting

8.

Uncontrolled burning of vegetation, spontaneously spreading throughout forest area is:

a)

natural fire

b)

forest fire

c)

fire

9.

What is the name of the temporary flooding of the area adjacent to a river, lake or reservoir with water, causes material damage, damages the health of the population or leads to death of people:

a)

flooding

b)

floods

c)

flood

10.

What can be attributed to meteorological disasters?

a) storms b) droughts c) fires d) frosts e) epidemics

a)

a,e

b)

a,c

c)

a,b,e

d)

a,b,c,d