Natural Disaster

Question 1: Which type of natural disaster is characterized by the rapid movement of a large amount of water over land?

• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Volcanic eruption
• Tsunami

Question 2: What scale is commonly used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

• Mercalli scale
• Beaufort scale
• Fujita scale
• Richter scale

Question 3: Which natural disaster involves the eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases from beneath the Earth's surface?

• Volcanic eruption
• Landslide
• Tsunami
• Earthquake

Question 4: What is the term for a severe weather event characterized by rotating columns of air that extend from thunderstorms to the ground?

• Tornado
• Blizzard
• Hurricane
• Earthquake

Question 5: What term describes a large, fast-moving mass of ice, snow, and debris that flows down a mountain slope?

• mudslide
• glacier
• avalanche
• landslide