Water
Name one natural phenomenon/disaster that involves water.
Hurricane
Tsunami
Thunderstorm
Flood
Name for an unplanned, unwanted, and uncontrolled fire that burns in natural areas like forests, grasslands, or brush.
Wildfire / Forest fire
a sudden, rapid shaking of the Earth's surface. This shaking happens when underground rock breaks or slips along a fault line, releasing stored energy that travels outward as seismic waves
Earthquake
.... has the most total volcanoes with around 165 to 173 that have erupted in the last 12,000 years.
United States
Name a natural phenomenon that involves strong winds.
Hurricane
Tornado
an overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. It happens when rivers rise, heavy rains fall, or ocean tides and storms push water over coastal areas.
Flood
The last major major earthquake in the world was...
Indonesia’s Flores Island. (August 15, 2026)
... has the most frequently active volcanoes and eruptions
Indonesia
The most recent tsunami to hit land occurred on August 15, 2026, happened in...
Indonesia
The youngest recognized major volcano in the world is...
Paricutín
Where were torandos seen between August 11–12, 2026 resulting in a powerful cluster of storms and a morning derecho with peak winds reaching 100 mph, and causing at least six to seven deaths.
United States
Where did the catastrophic flash flooding struck surrounding counties over the weekend of August 15–16, 2026.
Hawaii’s Big Island and
Name the place and year of recent forest fires.
France (2026)
Spain (2026)
Portugal (2026)
Japan (2026)
British Columbia (2026)
Belgium (2026)
Greece (2026)
An instrument that measures earthquakes is called a
An instrument that measures earthquakes is called a
Last Hurricane in 2025 that affected Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas with 185 mph winds.
Hurricane Melissa
The first instrumental seismogram recording of a distant earthquake was captured in....
1889
The oldest known intact fossilized volcano on Earth is the...
Amazonas Volcano in Brazil
The largest tropical hurricane ever recorded worldwide by physical size is...
Typhoon Tip (1979) in the Northwest Pacific