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Natural Hazards

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What should people do when a hurricane is coming?

a)

Go swimming

b)

Evacuate or protect their homes

c)

Have a picnic

d)

Go shopping

2.

How do tornadoes often look?

a)

Like a rainbow

b)

Like a funnel

c)

Like a square

d)

Like a circle

3.

What do most towns have to warn people about tornadoes?

a)

Fireworks

b)

Alarm systems

c)

Parades

d)

Concerts

4.

What can be built to protect homes from hurricanes?

a)

Swimming pools

b)

Floodgates and dams

c)

Playgrounds

d)

Shopping malls

5.

What do people use to protect windows during hurricanes?

a)

Curtains

b)

Board up windows

c)

Open windows

d)

Paint windows

6.

What is a common feature of areas with tornadoes?

a)

Beaches

b)

Alarm systems

c)

Mountains

d)

Deserts

7.

What is a blizzard?

a)

A type of earthquake

b)

A snowstorm with high winds

c)

A flood caused by rain

d)

A warm breeze

8.

What do people build to prevent flooding?

a)

Bridges

b)

Levees

c)

Tunnels

d)

Roads

9.

What can happen to trees during a blizzard?

a)

They grow faster

b)

They fall

c)

They change color

d)

They bloom

10.

What material is used for gas pipelines in earthquake areas?

a)

Rigid metal

b)

Flexible material

c)

Glass

d)

Stone

11.

What do people do to secure small objects in buildings during an earthquake?

a)

Leave them as they are

b)

Secure them

c)

Hide them

d)

Throw them away

12.

What can ice jams cause?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Flooding

c)

Blizzards

d)

Droughts

13.

What can falling trees and powerlines cause?

a)

Safety

b)

Danger

c)

Warmth

d)

Happiness

14.

What are important tools during blizzards?

a)

Sun hats

b)

Snow tires

c)

Rain boots

d)

Sunglasses

15.

Why is hot melt marking paint used on roads during snowstorms?

a)

To make roads colorful

b)

To help drivers stay in their lanes

c)

To make roads slippery

d)

To decorate the roads

16.
These shutters are engineered to protect against what type of natural disaster?
a)
hurricane
b)
earthquake
c)
volcano
d)
heat wave
17.

A violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground.

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

drought

d)

tornado

18.

What is the main danger of a blizzard?

a)

The loud noise

b)

The high temperatures

c)

The strong winds and low visibility

d)

The chance of sunburn

19.

A certain school is beside a river that will overflow during heavy rains. The water from the river will sometimes come through the lunchroom doors and form small puddles. What is the best option to protect the lunchroom floors?

a)

build a new school away from the river

b)

use sandbags or flood barriers outside doors to keep water from entering

c)

build a wall around the entire river so that it cannot flood

d)

stop the rain so the river cannnot flood

20.

The shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of the earth's surface happens during this.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tornado

c)

Earthquake