Natural Disasters

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Natural Disaster?

• Tornado

• Flood

• Breaking your laptop

• Volcanic eruption

A disaster is an event that causes great damage and loss.

• true

• false

What is the tallest a tsunami can reach in height?

• 1 meter

• 10 meters

• 30 meters

• 100 meters

The danger area around a volcano covers about a 2000-mile radius.

• true

• false

About how many earthquakes does earth experience each year?

• 100

• 500

• 1 000

• 500 000

"a period of excessively hot weather" describes which of the following natural disasters?

• Heat Wave

• Volcanic Eruption

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

Six inches of fast-moving water is enough to knock a person down.

• true

• false

How strong can the winds from a hurricane be?

• 5 mph

• 50 mph

• 100 mph

• 500 mph

An earthquake can cause a tsunami.

• true

• false

What do we call the hot, melted rock that erupts from a volcano?

• burning rock

• lava

• fire stone

• limestone