Nat-Dis-Test-April23

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1. Which Natural disaster do you see in this picture? *

2 points

Earthquake

Tsunami

Tornado

Floods

2. Which Natural disaster do you see in this picture? *

2 points

Snow Storm

Tsunami

Tornado

Floods

3. Which Natural disaster do you see in this picture? *

2 points

Earthquake

Blizzard or snow storm

Tornado

Floods

4. Which Natural disaster do you see in this picture? *

2 points

Earthquake

Tsunami

Tornado

Floods

5. Which Natural disaster do you see in this picture? *

2 points

Earthquake

Tsunami

Tornado

Floods

6. A storm to be classified as a hurricane, wind speeds within the storm have to reach at least 74 miles per hour

2 points

True

False

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7. During strong hurricanes, people near the ocean must stay in their homes

2 points

True

False

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8. What type of natural disaster was Katrina in New Orleans? *

2 points

category 4 hurricane

Earthquake

Tsunami

Blizzard

9. Which natural disaster does New York experience every year? *

2 points

Floods

Earthquake

Tsunami

Snow storms

10. What is the maximum wind speed for a storm to have to be called a hurricane? *

2 points

74 mph

50 mph

100 mph

155 mph

11. Flash Floods are caused by *

2 points

Heavy Rain

Melting of snow

Tsunami and Hurricane

Landslide and mudslide

All of the above

12. What can cause a tsunami? *

2 points

Landslide

Underwater earthquake

Volcanic eruption

All of the above

13. What is the 'magnitude' of an earthquake? *

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The amount of energy that is released by a quake

The duration of a quake

The destruction caused by a quake

All of the above

14. How do Scientists report and measure Earthquakes? *

2 points

Using a Thermometer

Using a Ruler

Using a Balance

Using a Seismograph

15. Earthquakes may be caused by *

2 points

movement of the plates

Volcanoes and Landslide

human activity such as nuclear testing and mining explosions

All of these

16. What can major earthquakes cause? *

2 points

Buildings collapse

roads and bridges buckle and crack

electrical and gas lines break and cause ﬁres

All of the above

17. What is a natural disaster? *

2 points

An increase in temperature

A gentle change in weather

A strong change in weather conditions

A condition of climate

18. Where do hurricanes form? *

2 points

Over warm waters in the ocean

Over flat areas of land

Inside large thunderstorms

At the north and south poles

19. Which sentence states an opinion? *

2 points

A hurricane is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water.

In order to be classified as a blizzard, a storm must have winds greater than 35 miles per hour

Radar images give people time to prepare for a coming storm.

Nothing is more frightening than a tornado

20. Choose 3 natural disasters and write a paragraph on how people and government should prepare themselves in case these disasters hit their countries? (For example, If an Earthquake happens in New York, what do we need to do to protect ourselves and communities and what does the government do to protect lives and minimize the damage of infrastructures like bridges, tall buildings and... *

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