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Natural Disaster Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?

a)

Drought

b)

Tornado

c)

Earthquake

d)

Flood

2.

What is an earthquake?

a)

the area of occurrence of an underground shock

b)

the projection of the center of the earthquake focus on the earth's surface

c)

underground impacts and fluctuations of the Earth's surface

d)

All answers are correct

3.

The best tornado protection

a)

bridges, big trees

b)

booths at bus stops

c)

basements, underground structures

4.

Where do most hurricanes start? 

a)

Near the mountain 

b)

Near land

c)

In the ocean

d)

Over deserts

5.

Which natural disaster is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside?

a)

Volcano Eruption

b)

Sinkhole

c)

Avalanche 

d)

Flooding

6.

Storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes occur in which pressure system?

a)

High

b)

Low

7.

What do tornadoes and hurricanes have in common?

a)

They both form over the ocean.

b)

They both involve strong winds.

c)

They are both types of tropical storms.

d)

They both include funnel-shaped clouds.

8.

A very big wave of water that can destroy towns near the ocean.

a)

tsunami

b)

evacuate

c)

avalanche

d)

tornado

9.

Name the natural disaster that has strong winds, but does NOT start in the ocean?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Earthquakes

10.

What happens during a volcano?

a)

magma explodes

b)

dirt and soil slide down a hill

c)

snow and ice slide down a hill

d)

cold and warm air mix and form storm clouds

11.

Where do wildfires happen?

a)

near the ocean

b)

between the earth plates

c)

in hot and dry forests

d)

around the earth plates

12.

What does a geological disaster involve?

a)

Tectonic plates and underground processes

b)

Weather in the atmosphere

c)

Water

d)

Organic/living things

13.

Choose the correct answers.The impact of a drought can cause....

a)

Very little rainfall

b)

Little surface water

c)

Little ground water

d)

Rivers flooding their banks

14.

What does a hydrological disaster involve?

a)

Tectonic plates and underground processes

b)

Weather in the atmosphere

c)

Water

d)

Organic/living things

15.

Natural Disaster Review

a)

A) The sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.

b)

B) A large storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and heavy rain.

c)

C) A natural event caused by the movement of tectonic plates resulting in ground shaking.

d)

D) A weather phenomenon involving the rapid rotation of air around a central point.