Natural disasters

What is the most common type of natural disaster?

• earthquake

• flooding

• hurricane

• tornado

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

• volcano eruption

• hurricane

• earthquake

• tornado

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

• Richter scale

• Magnitude scale

• Mercalli scale

• Seismic scale

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

• earthquake

• hurricane

• flood

• tornado

What is the term for a sudden and violent ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption?

• tidal wave

• hurricane

• whirlpool

• tsunami

Which natural disaster is caused by the rapid release of energy in the Earth's crust?

• volcano eruption

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

What is the term for a large and destructive ocean wave caused by a submarine earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

• tidal wave

• hurricane

• whirlpool

• tsunami

Which natural disaster is characterized by a sudden and violent shaking of the ground?

• tornado

• hurricane

• flood

• earthquake

What is the term for a large and destructive tropical cyclone with strong winds and heavy rain?

• hurricane

• blizzard

• tornado

• typhoon

Which natural disaster is caused by the rapid movement of a large volume of water in an ocean or a large lake?

• tsunami

• avalanche

• earthquake

• hurricane