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Natural Disasters Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of an emergency?

a)

Forgetting to wash your hands after using the restroom

b)

Not being able to go to the movies with your friends

c)

Falling off of a ladder and breaking your leg

d)

Your dog eating your lunch

2.

Who is the person that designs, builds, or repairs machines, buildings, or other structures?

a)

an engineer

b)

a lifeguard

c)

a weather forecaster

d)

an emergency worker

3.

When you predict you _____.

a)

compare and contrast two things

b)

summarize what has happened in a story

c)

say what will or might happen in the future

d)

retell the story

4.

Which item would you NOT find in an emergency kit?

a)

batteries

b)

flashlight

c)

first aid kit

d)

iphone

5.

After an earthquake, emergency workers search through _____ to find survivors.

a)

debris

b)

books

c)

computers

d)

the sky

6.

Which word means "to move quickly out of a dangerous place?"

a)

debris

b)

infer

c)

protect

d)

evacuate

7.

If you want to know what the weather will be like this weekend, you should consult a _____.

a)

math teacher

b)

weather forecaster

c)

emergency worker

d)

engineer

8.

What do engineers build to protect against floodwaters?

a)

utility lines

b)

seawalls

c)

levees

d)

forts

9.

True or False: Scientists can predict earthquakes.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

______ are used to measure floodwater.

a)

measuring tape

b)

scales

c)

thermomters

d)

gauges

11.

Which can come down mountains after a volcanic eruption?

a)

hot gas

b)

rock

c)

lava

d)

water

12.

To check if lava is rising inside a volcano, scientists _____ its gas.

a)

destroy

b)

collect

c)

smell

d)

dissolve

13.

Airplanes need to fly away from volcanoes after an eruption to avoid

a)

flying birds

b)

another eruption

c)

poisonous gas

d)

ash clouds

14.

What should people wear during and after a volcanic eruption?

a)

face masks

b)

sandals

c)

goggles

d)

a lifejacket

15.

______ can cause mudflows.

a)

tornados

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

a plane crash

16.

Which word means "to think carefully and give reasons about how important or useful something is?"

a)

evaluate

b)

compare

c)

predict

d)

describe

17.

Which is NOT resistant to water

a)

a raincoat

b)

a book

c)

an umbrella

d)

rainboots

18.

When a train derails, it ______.

a)

is going the wrong direction

b)

goes off the tracks

c)

is late to its destination

d)

is flooded

19.

They built the house on _________ to protect it from floods.

a)

stilts

b)

utility lines

c)

sand

d)

old debris

20.

What is this?

a)

blizzard

b)

drought

c)

dust storm

21.

What is this?

a)

drought

b)

dust storm

c)

earthquake

22.

What is this?

a)

dust storm

b)

earthquake

c)

fire

23.

What is this?

a)

earthquake

b)

fire

c)

flooding

24.

What is this?

a)

fire

b)

flooding

c)

fog

25.

What is this?

a)

flooding

b)

fog

c)

heatwave

26.

What is this?

a)

fog

b)

heatwave

c)

hurricane

27.

What is this?

a)

heatwave

b)

hurricane

c)

ice

28.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

ice

c)

lightning

29.

What is this?

a)

ice

b)

lightning

c)

storm

30.

What is this?

a)

lightning

b)

storm

c)

thunderstorm

31.

What is this?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tornado

c)

tsunami

32.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

33.

What is this?

a)

tsunami

b)

volcano

c)

bilzzard

34.

What is this?

a)

volcano

b)

blizzard

c)

drought

35.

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

flood

d)

volcan

36.

a)

storm

b)

flood

c)

tsunami

d)

volcan

37.

a)

earthquake

b)

flood

c)

storm

d)

tsunami

38.

a)

flood

b)

volcan

c)

storm

d)

earthquake

39.

a)

volcan

b)

earthquake

c)

lava

d)

storm

40.

cual desastre es muy poderoso

a)

flood

b)

earthquake

c)

volcan

d)

tsunami

41.

cual desastre te gira asta morir

a)

tsunami

b)

storm

c)

volcan

d)

earthquake

42.

cual quema

a)

volcan

b)

earthquake

c)

storm

d)

flood

43.

los naturales desastres mas peligrosos

a)

tsunamy

b)

volcan

c)

earthquake

d)

storm

44.

cual natural desastre es ma alto

a)

tsunami

b)

earthquake

c)

volcan

d)

storm