Natural Disasters Quiz

What is a natural disaster?

• A natural disaster is a gradual and mild event caused by natural forces.

• A natural disaster is a sudden and extreme event caused by natural forces.

• A natural disaster is a man-made event caused by human activities.

• A natural disaster is a predictable and controllable event caused by natural forces.

Which natural disaster is caused by the shaking of the Earth's surface?

• hurricane

• tornado

• volcano eruption

• earthquake

What is the scale used to measure the intensity of earthquakes?

• Mercalli scale

• Seismic scale

• Richter scale

• Magnitude scale

Which natural disaster is characterized by a rotating column of air?

• flood

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

What is the scale used to measure the intensity of tornadoes?

• Richter Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Beaufort Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)

Which natural disaster is formed over warm ocean waters and has strong winds?

What is the scale used to measure the intensity of hurricanes?

• Beaufort Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

• Fujita Scale

• Richter Scale

Which natural disaster is caused by excessive rainfall and overflowing rivers?

• floods

• drought

• hurricane

• earthquake

What is the scale used to measure the intensity of floods?

• pH scale

• Beaufort scale

• Richter scale

Which natural disaster is a fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation?

• hurricane

• wildfire

• earthquake

• flood