Natural Hazards and the Environment

​Natural Hazards and the Environment

Science Unit 4 Lesson 3​

Multiple Choice

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

• pollution

• earthquake

• forest fire

• tornado

Multiple Choice

Which natural hazard often causes another natural hazard?

• An earthquake often causes a drought.

• A forest fire often causes a flood.

• A tornado often causes a hurricane.

• A hurricane often causes a flood.

Multiple Choice

Which is a funnel cloud that causes damage on land?

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• cloud

Multiple Choice

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

• blizzard

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

Multiple Choice

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

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

• tornado

• hurricane

Multiple Choice

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

• very fast

• very slow

Multiple Choice

Wildfires can occur from _______ ________ in the forest.

• lightning strikes

• rising water

Multiple Choice

An earthquake causes _________ that are strongest near the center.

• faults

• crust

• vibrations

• floods

Multiple Choice

What can cause a landslide? (p.46)

• magnetic force

• gravity

• the Sun

• drought

Multiple Choice

A tornado is an example of a _____.

• natural hazard

• man-made event

• slow change to Earth's surface

• landslide