Types of Disasters
What do we call a sudden and violent movement of the Earth's surface?
Earthquake
What term describes the harm or injury caused by a disaster?
Damage
This action involves helping people who are in danger during a disaster.
Rescue
You see water everywhere on the streets because it has rained too much. What is this?
Floods
This disaster involves a long period of dry weather leading to water shortage.
Drought
This event can lead to widespread loss of crops and water supply.
Drought
This is the process of predicting when and where a natural disaster will occur.
Predicted
You receive a message on your phone telling you that something dangerous might happen soon. What is this?
Warning
A rapidly rotating column of air that touches the ground is known as what?
Tornado
This type of disaster can cause widespread fires that destroy forests.
Forest fire
To survive a hurricane, one must do this with windows and doors.
Secure them
You are in the mountains and suddenly a lot of snow falls down very fast. What is this?
Avalanche
This natural phenomenon occurs when molten rock escapes from a volcano.
Volcanic eruption
A prolonged period of excessively hot weather can lead to this type of disaster.
Heatwave
This is to alert people about an upcoming disaster.
Warning
A strong storm with very fast winds forms over the ocean and moves toward land. What is this?
Hurricane