1
What is the primary cause of a tsunami?
a) Earthquake
b) Hurricane
c) Tornado
d) Volcanic eruption
a) Earthquake
-7 points
What is the primary source of energy during a hurricane?
a) Sun
b) Wind
c) Rain
d) Lightning
a) Sun
1 point
The force of heavy winds can push against the __________ of a gable roof making it more likely to break.
a)resources
b)stone
c)flat ends
d)slanted ends
c)flat ends
9 points
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a) Solar energy
b) Wind energy
c) Petroleum
d) Geothermal energy
c) Petroleum
3 points
What is the main cause of a hurricane?
a) Earthquake
b) Volcanic eruption
c) Rapidly rotating winds
d) Warm ocean water
d) Warm ocean water
-3 points
Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?
a) Coal
b) Oil
c) Wind
d) Natural gas
c) Wind
3 points
How are hurricanes categorized?
a) Richter scale/Seismograph
b) Saffir-Simpson scale
c) Fujita scale
d) Beaufort scale
b) Saffir-Simpson scale
-3 points
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
a) Oil
b) Natural gas
c) Solar energy
d) Coal
c) Solar energy
1 point
What natural resource is used to generate electricity in a wind power plant?
a) Water
b) Coal
c) Wind
d) Oil
c) Wind
-9 points
Which of the following is a renewable energy source derived from the heat of the Earth's interior?
a) Oil
b) Coal
c) Geothermal energy
d) Natural gas
c) Geothermal energy
6 points
What causes a rainbow to form?
a) Volcanic eruption
b) Earthquake
c) Refraction and dispersion of light
d) Tornado
c) Refraction and dispersion of light
-2 points
Natural events that can cause great damage
a)flat ends
b)natural disasters
c)eruption
d)seismograph
b)natural disasters
7 points
A hip roof protects against damage from heavy winds because wind is deflected off of its
a)flat ends
b)slanted ends
c)plates
d)seismograph
b)slanted ends
10 points
What is the name for a large, swirling body of water formed by ocean currents?
a) Tidal wave
b) Tsunami
c) Hurricane
d) Whirlpool
d) Whirlpool
-3 points
What is the primary source of energy during a thunderstorm?
a) Sun
b) Lightning
c) Wind
d) Rain
a) Sun
-5 points
Any weather that falls outside of normal patterns is
a)extreme weather
b)natural disaster
c)natural resources
d)tornado
a)extreme weather
-2 points
Which natural disaster is characterized by a rapid and powerful flow of mud mixed with water and debris?
a) Hurricane
b) Tornado
c) Tsunami
d) Mudslide
d) Mudslide
2 points
What natural disaster is caused by the shifting of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface?
a) Volcanic eruption
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
b) Earthquake
-2 points
What natural disaster is characterized by a sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
a) Hurricane
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
b) Earthquake
2 points
What natural disaster is characterized by a massive flow of snow down a mountainside?
a) Hurricane
b) Tornado
c) Avalanche
d) Tsunami
c) Avalanche
7 points
Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resource?
a) Solar energy
b) Wind energy
c) Coal
d) Hydroelectric energy
c) Coal
10 points
What natural resource is used to generate electricity in a hydroelectric power plant?
a) Oil
b) Water
c) Coal
d) Natural gas
b) Water
-1 points
What is the name for a severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility?
a) Blizzard
b) Hurricane
c) Tornado
d) Monsoon
a) Blizzard
4 points
What is the process of water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface called?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Precipitation
d) Transpiration
c) Precipitation
6 points
Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source?
a) Solar energy
b) Wind energy
c) Nuclear energy
d) Biomass
c) Nuclear energy
15 points
What is the process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere called?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Precipitation
d) Transpiration
a) Evaporation
-1 points
What is the name for a sudden, violent, and extremely localized atmospheric event characterized by strong winds and often accompanied by rain, hail, or snow?
a) Hurricane
b) Tornado
c) Tsunami
d) Monsoon
b) Tornado
-3 points
What natural disaster is caused by the sudden collapse of a large section of a glacier?
a) Volcanic eruption
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Glacier avalanche
d) Glacier avalanche
1 point
What is the primary cause of a volcanic eruption?
a) Earthquake
b) Tornado
c) Rapidly rotating winds
d) Movement of magma
d) Movement of magma
2 points
Which of the following is a fossil fuel formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals?
a) Natural gas
b) Wind energy
c) Solar energy
d) Coal
d) Coal
1 point
What is the name for a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
a) Typhoon
b) Tornado
c) Cyclone
d) Hurricane
b) Tornado
-6 points
What is the main cause of a tornado?
a) Heavy rainfall
b) Earthquakes
c) Rapidly rotating winds
d) Volcanic eruptions
c) Rapidly rotating winds
4 points
Anything from nature that living things can use
a)plates
b)extreme weather
c)natural resources
d)water
c)natural resources
-1 point
What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid water called?
a) Condensation
b) Precipitation
c) Evaporation
d) Transpiration
a) Condensation
-6 points
What is the name for a sudden and violent shaking of the ground?
a) Tornado
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Volcanic eruption
b) Earthquake
1 point