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Natural disasters

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sudden shaking of the earth

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

floods

2.

a long period of dry weather and not enough water

a)

drought

b)

forest fire

c)

famine

3.

a lot of water that covers an area that is usually dry

a)

flood

b)

tsunami

c)

tornado

4.

a sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill

a)

landslide

b)

earthquake

c)

eruption

5.

a volcanic eruption sends....

a)

lava, ash and smoke

b)

lava, ash and water

c)

lava, ash and spinning wind

6.

An extreme storm with spinning air

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

heavy rain

7.

Tsunami ...

a)

is a very large wave

b)

happens after an earthquake

c)

is what surfers like

8.

people have no food for a long time and many people die

a)

famine

b)

drought

c)

flood

9.

a storm with very strong fast winds that moves over water

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

tornado

10.

What is this?

a)

forest fire

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

drought

11.

Katrina, Michael and Sandy are names of

a)

hurricanes

b)

tornadoes

c)

floods

12.

Droughts have never happened in Europe

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What makes forest fires worse?

a)

wind

b)

rain

c)

snow

14.

Which is not a natural disaster?

a)

plane crash

b)

tsunami

c)

famine

15.

Can you predict a volcanic eruption?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Scientists can always predict an earthquake.

a)

Yes

b)

No