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Natural Hazards Practice Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Events in nature that may have a negative effect

a)

Natural Processes

b)

Natural Hazards

c)

Merit

d)

Impact

2.

Natural Processes

a)

An answer to a problem that is the result of a thought-out plan

b)

Dangerous events caused by weather

c)

Direct effect or change

d)

Series or groups of events that occur naturally

3.

Value or goodness

a)

Weather-Related Hazards

b)

Merit

c)

Natural Hazards

4.

What is the best way to alert people to the possibility of a natural hazard occurring?

a)

Watch or listen to the local forecasts.

b)

Make observations of the current weather.

c)

Have a warning system.

5.

Direct effect or change

a)

Design Solution

b)

Impact

c)

Natural Processes

d)

Weather-Related Hazards

6.

How can buildings be protected from lightning strikes?

a)

Cover buildings with blankets.

b)

There is no way to protect buildings from lightning strikes.

c)

Install lightning rods on the highest part of buildings.

7.

What can people do to help themselves before a natural hazard occurs?

a)

Buy a new car.

b)

Make an emergency plan.

c)

Put a fence around their homes.

d)

Learn more about history.

8.

How can humans reduce the impact of a natural hazard?

a)

Stop building dams.

b)

Build stronger buildings.

c)

Build only one-story buildings.

9.

An answer to a problem that is the result of a thought-out plan

a)

Merit

b)

Design Solution

c)

Impact

d)

Natural Processes

10.

What is the merit of building barriers around buildings?

a)

They keep buildings cooler.

b)

They keep buildings from flooding.

c)

They keep buildings from being in the paths of tornado's.

11.

Dangerous events caused by weather

a)

Impact

b)

Weather-Related Hazards

c)

Design Solution

12.

What is an earthquake?

a)

An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth when the wind is very strong

b)

An earthquake is the tremble of the surface of the Earth when a huge tsunami hits the shore

c)

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves

13.

True or False. Natural hazards become natural disasters when people's lives and livelihoods are destroyed.

a)

False

b)

True

14.

A period of rapid rain fall causing a river to rise and overflow their banks

a)

Landslides

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Wild Fires

d)

Flooding

15.

A naturally occurring event that may have a negative effect on people or the environment is called a _.

a)

natural disaster

b)

experience

c)

severe weather warning

d)

natural hazard

16.

It is caused by lightning and volcanic eruptions in dry areas

a)

Landslides

b)

Floods

c)

Wild Fires

d)

Earthquakes

17.

True or False. Natural hazards become natural disasters when people's lives and livelihoods are destroyed.

a)

False

b)

True

18.

A period of rapid rain fall causing a river to rise and overflow their banks

a)

Landslides

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Wild Fires

d)

Flooding

19.

This image is an example of which natural hazard?

a)

Landslide

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Flooding

d)

Earthquake

20.

True or False. A natural hazards have a natural cause that can be prevented.

a)

True

b)

False

21.
What is a huge wave made by an underwater earthquake?
a)
hurricane
b)
tsunami
22.

In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.

a)

Cool

b)

Warm

23.
The center of a hurricane is called the ______.
a)
center
b)
brain
c)
eye
d)
circle