Natural Hazards

When faults rub against each other, what occurs?

• Earthquake

• Wildfire

• Tornado

• Volcano

a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodlands or brush

• volcano

• tornado

• wildfire

• earthquake

Which country has the most tornadoes?

• Brazil

• England

• United States

Landslides are when large amounts of earth and rock move down a slope,

and they can be caused by all BUT which of these events?

• Heavy Rain/Flooding

• Earthquakes

• Wildfires

• Human Activity

a mountain or hill with a vent from which lava, gases, or ash erupt

• volcano

• tornado

• wildfire

• earthquake

A sudden and violent rolling and shaking of the ground caused by movement deep within earth’s surface

• Volcano

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

Who starts most wildfires?

• Firemen

• Humans

• Mrs. Taylor

• The weather

Climate has nothing to do with any natural hazards.

• True

• False

A ______ occurs during a thunderstorm when warm moist air and cold dry air mix together.

• wildfire

• volcano

• earthquake

• tornado

A destructive and violently rotating column of wind shaped like a funnel

• Volcano

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Wildfire