Week 19 Natural Disasters

__________ is when something in nature threatens to have a negative outcome on humans.

• A disaster

• A natural event

• A natural hazard

• A weather event

What is another word for "dangers of the environment"?

• hazards

• fault lines

• outcomes

• effects

Sometimes the regions people choose have built-in dangers in their __________.

• structures
• atmosphere

• environments

• fault lines

Earth's __________ can be damaged by weather.

• atmosphere

• core

• surface

• water

Blizzards are dangerous because the wind __________.

• lowers the temperature

• freezes water

• causes floods

• blows the snow around

An ice storm is dangerous because __________.

• the warm rain melts ice

• trees and power lines break under the extra weight of the ice

• there are long periods of time without power

• winds blow in excess of 35 mph or more.

Natural disasters are extreme weather events that ________.

• cause damage

• cause flooding

• cost lives

• cause damage and cost lives

What type of damage occurs during an earthquake?

• Earthquakes cause snow to fall and accumulate.

• Earthquakes cause heavy rains.

• Earthquakes cause vibrations that damage roads and buildings.

• Earthquakes cause dry conditions with little rain.

Which disaster causes the most damage?

• floods

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• ice storms