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Weather: Natural Hazards & the Environment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which natural hazard often causes another natural hazard?

a)

An earthquake often causes a drought.

b)

A forest fire often causes a flood.

c)

A tornado often causes a hurricane.

d)

 

A hurricane often causes a flood.

2.

An earthquake causes ____ that are strongest near the center. 

a)

holes

b)

vibrations

c)

thunderstorms

d)

hurricanes

3.

Which natural hazard might cause a landslide when the ground shakes?

a)

pollution

b)

forest fire

c)

 

tornado

d)

 

earthquake

4.

Which is a funnel cloud that causes damage on land?

a)

hurricane

b)

thunderstorm

c)

cloud

d)

tornado

5.

Flash floods are floods that happen with a ____ rise in water level.

a)

very slow

b)

 

very fast

6.

A large storm that forms over an ocean is called a _____.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tornado

c)

hurricane

d)

blizzard

7.

A storm with lots of snow, cold temperatures, and strong winds is called a _____.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tornado

c)

hurricane

d)

blizzard

8.

Wildfires can occur from ____ in the forest.

a)

 

rising water

b)

lightning strikes

9.

A tornado is an example of a ____.

a)

slow change to Earth's surface

b)

natural hazard

c)

landslide

d)

man-made event

10.

What can cause a landslide?

a)

drought

b)

  magnetic force

c)

gravity

d)

the Sun