Types of Disasters
Causes and Effects
Disaster Vocabulary
Famous Disasters
Safety Tips
100
This disaster shakes the ground and can break buildings.
What is an earthquake?
100
Too much rain can cause this kind of disaster.
What is a flood?
100
This word means “a strong shaking of the ground.”
What is an earthquake?
100
In 2011, this country had a big earthquake and tsunami.
What is Japan?
100
During a fire, you should crawl to avoid this.
What is smoke?
200
This natural disaster happens when water covers normally dry land.
What is a flood?
200
This often causes wildfires in dry forests.
lightning or extreme heat?
200
This is a warning system to tell people to leave before danger.
What is an evacuation alert?
200
Hurricane Katrina hit this U.S. city badly in 2005.
What is New Orleans?
200
In an earthquake, you should do this: “Drop, Cover, and...”
What is Hold On?
300
A rotating column of air that touches both the cloud and the ground.
What is a tornado?
300
Earthquakes under the ocean can lead to this big wave.
What is a tsunami?
300
This word means “the center of an earthquake.”
What is the epicenter?
300
Mount Vesuvius destroyed this ancient city in 79 A.D.
What is Pompeii?
300
This is a bag with water, food, and first aid for emergencies.
What is an emergency kit?
400
A violent storm with strong winds that forms over warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
400
This natural disaster can make the air hard to breathe because of smoke and ash.
What is a volcanic eruption?
400
This is a group of people who come to help after a disaster.
What is a rescue team?
400
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami affected this number of countries (approx).
What is 14?
400
Before a hurricane, you should do this to windows.
What is board them up or tape them?
500
This disaster involves snow falling quickly down a mountain.
What is an avalanche?
500
This kind of movement causes an earthquake.
What are tectonic plates?
500
The study of weather and natural disasters is called this.
What is meteorology?
500
This nuclear disaster in 1986 is one of the worst in history.
What is Chernobyl?
500
This is the first thing to check when you hear a tsunami warning.
What is your location or elevation?