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Natural disasters- PYP5

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every family should have a ____ ____ ____ in their home.

a)

counter- clockwise

b)

natural disaster

c)

disaster

supply kit

d)

flash floods

2.

___ are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

a)

Tornados

b)

Flash floods

c)

Thunderstorms

d)

Hurricanes

3.

___ are the most violent storms.

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Flash Floods

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

4.

___ are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the Earth's surface.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Flash Floods

5.

____ are a danger for people who live in forests, prairies or wooded areas.

a)

Flash floods

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Wildfires

6.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Huricane

b)

Landslide

c)

Earthquake

d)

Avalanche

7.

Name the natural disaster

a)

Landslide

b)

Avalanche

c)

Tsunami

d)

hurricane

8.

Name this natural disaster

a)

Volcano

b)

Wildfire

c)

Landslide

d)

Tsunami

9.

Where do tsunamis happen?

a)

in hot and dry forests

b)

near the sea

c)

at mountains or hills

d)

between the earth plates

10.

--- happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow or when snow melts.

a)

natural disaster

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

flash floods

11.
Floods happen when_________
a)
too much snow and winds are present
b)
too much rain in a short period of time
c)

too much rain in mountains

d)
too much rain inside a cave
12.

True or False: Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are the same kind of topical storms just named differently on where the storm takes places.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Hurricanes form above cold ocean waters

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The crust consists of plates called:

a)

iron plates

b)

paper plates

c)

tectonic plates

15.

The strength or magnitude of an earthquale is measued with what scale?

a)

Richter scale

b)

Rich scale

c)

Vibration scale

16.

Tsunamis are massive waves that are caused by earthquake and volcanic eruptions.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A large amount of snow or ice that falls or slides quickly down a mountain.

a)

tundra

b)

avalanche

c)

flood

d)

blizzard

18.

Name the natural disaster shown in the image.

a)

earthquake

b)

flood

c)

volcano

d)

avalanche

19.

A hole in the Earth's crust that can spew lava and ash is called a

a)

vortex

b)

earthquake

c)

hurricane

d)

volcano

20.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Drought

d)

Tsunami

21.
a)

earthquake

b)

hurricane

c)

famine

d)

drought

e)

flood

22.
a)

earthquake

b)

hurricane

c)

famine

d)

drought

e)

tsunami

23.
a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

famine

d)

drought

e)

tsunami