Nature desasters_ excercise 1

Wildfires spread in areas that are...

• A. dry

• B. wet

• C. cold

• D. snowy

What causes a tsunami?

• A. Earthquake on land

• B. Hurricanes

• C. High winds

• D. Earthquake on the sea floor

Earthquakes take place where...

• A. water meets land

• B. middle schoolers dance

• C. tectonic plates meet.

• D. theres a lot of snow.

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?

• A. Flood

• B. Tornado

• C. Drought

• D. Hurricane

Which natural disaster is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?

• A. Tsunami

• B. Drought

• C. Tornado

• D. Flooding

Which natural disaster is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush?

• A. Wildfire

• B. Drought

• C. Tasunami

• D. Hurricane

A _________ occurs when an earthquake happens on the ocean floor.

• A. Tsunami

• B. Volcano

• C. Tornado

• D. Flooding

What is an effective way to protect a building from lightning?

• A. lightning rod

• B. closing windows

• C. barrier wall

• D. larger roof

What should you do in an earthquake?

• Stop, drop, and roll

• Drop, cover, and hold

• Stop, roll, and cover

• Hold, drop, and stop

Which of these are ways that humans can deal with extreme weather?

• use engineering solutions

• prepare for it

• predict it

• all of the above