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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a natural disaster?
A red letter day
A bad thing caused by a bad person
An event that causes suffering brought on by nature
An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are some natural disasters?
A war
hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain
hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
A very bad day
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is a giant storm that begins at sea, sometimes crashes into land, and is given a name?
Hurricane
Tornado
Tsunami
Earthquake
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where is a safe place to be during an earthquake?
Outside
On the roof of your house
In a bathtub
In a doorway
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?
Tsunamis
Earthquake
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground?
Barometer
Speedometer
Seismograph
Telegraph
- 7. Multiple Choice
What natural disaster occurs over 1,000 times a day, but is usually too small for people to notice?
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Tornadoes
Volcano eruptions
- 8. Multiple Choice
Name the natural disaster that has strong winds, but does NOT start in the ocean?
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the Richter Scale?
A system of measuring the wind
A system of measuring the depth of the ocean
A system of measuring the height of volcanoes
A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who invented the Richter Scale?
Charles Richter
Richard RIchter
Robert Richter
Charlene Richter
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who is Herbert Saffir?
A civil engineer
Found a way to build inexpensive housing in hurricane zones
Created a scale to measure the strength of hurricanes
All of these answers are correct
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who is Robert Simpson?
Former director of the National Hurricane Center
Former director of the National Tornado Center
Former director of the National Earthquake Center
Former director of the National Tsunami Center
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