WorksheetsNatural Hazards - OL (24-25)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins
Rocks and soil are weakened by weathering and move very quickly downhill.
Landslide
Tornado
Earthquake
Volcano
Flood
Tectonic plates build up energy as they try to move past each other. When that energy is released suddenly, it causes ________.
Hurricanes
Landslides
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Too much rain can cause rivers and lakes to overflow. This causes:
Hurricanes
Floods
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Droughts
A _____ is fast moving, column of swirling wind that forms during severe thunderstorms.
Hurricane
Earthquake
Tornado
Flood
Blizzard
Very large storms with strong wind and rain that form over warm ocean waters.
Hurricane
Tornado
Landslide
Tsunami
Flash Flood
A natural hazard can be _______ by humans.
Eliminated
Mitigated
Prevented
Reorder the following Natural Hazards from most predictable (1) to most UNpredictable (4).
Drought
Hurricane
Tsunami
Earthquake
What do you call a tool that measure earthquakes?
scale
seismograph
earthquake monitor
Richter scale
Too much rain forces streams, rivers, and lakes to overflow
Floods
Magma beneath the Earth's is forced up to the surface
Volcanoes
Moving Plates get stuck and build up energy that is released quickly
Earthquakes
Huge spinning storms with high winds and heavy rains that form over warm ocean waters
Hurricanes
Fast spinnng columns of air that form in severe thunderstorms on land
Tornadoes
Of the natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict when it will occur?
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Wild Fire
Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur as much as possible?
So we can prepare for them and mitigate their effects
So that we can stop them from happening again
So that scientists know where to go in order to study them up close
So that we can harness their power for renewable energy
Most natural hazards can be prevented.
It is impossible to prepare for a natural hazard.
Most natural hazards take place where there are no people
Many natural hazards are caused by weather.
Which of natural these hazards are caused by the movements of tectonic plates (Geology)?
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Droughts
Which of natural these hazards are caused by the weather?
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Match the following terms to their descriptions
Geology
The study of earth
Hydrology
The study of water
Climate
The patterns of temperature and precipitation in an area over time
Weather
The temperature and precipitation right now
Biology
The study of living things
What natural hazards are most common where you live?
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Blizzards
Scientists who study the weather are called _______.
Meteorologists
Geologists
Biologists
Hydrologists
Scientists and engineers work together to try to reduce the damage from natural hazards. Which term is used to describe this process?
mitigation
technology
scientific method
controlling variables
Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?
Hurricane
Tornado
House Fire
Earthquake
This type of natural hazard only forms over the ocean.
Tornado
Blizzard
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
Flood
