Learning the Natural Hazards

In this quiz, you will get to know about natural hazards. You will learn about different natural hazards and their effects. You will also learn about the tools that measure the intensity of these hazards.

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What is the name of the natural hazard shown in the picture?

tornado

volcano

tsunami

Select the natural hazard shown in the picture.

tsunami

blizzard

volcano

Forest fire is:

a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

a long period without rain

a fire in the forest caused by a high temperature

a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain

Drought is:

sudden violence of the ground

a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

a long period without rain

a strong wind that blows in a circle

##floods## often happen in the rainy season, especially in the center of Vietnam.

sandstorms storms floods droughts

Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 

Volcanic Eruption 

Cyclone

Earthquake

Hurricane

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 

They are exactly the same 

A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans

I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 

Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

A seismograph can be used to measure and study what? 

Volcanic eruptions

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

A tiltmeter is a tool used to study what? 

Tsunamis

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Hurricanes

Reshaping new land, debris avalanches, destroyed forests, and death to many animals are all effects of what natural hazard?

Hurricane

Earthquake

Volcanic Eruption

Tsunami

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Learning the Natural Hazards
Questions: 10
Contributed by:
Maths Magic