Natural Disasters
A natural disaster is a natural event that causes
a. celebrations
b. damage
c. happiness
d. clouds
What is b. damage
Which sphere is MOST connected to weather-related disasters?
a. Geosphere
b. Hydrosphere
c. Atmosphere
d. Biosphere
What is c. Atmosphere
Earthquakes usually happen near
a. oceans
b. plate boundaries
c. forests
d. deserts
What is b. plate boundaries
When magma reaches Earth’s surface, it is called
a. ash
b. rock
c. lava
d. smoke
What is c. lava
Hurricanes form over warm
a. land
b. desert sand
c. ocean water
d. mountains
What is c. ocean water
Many natural disasters are caused by the movement of
a. wind currents
b. ocean tides
c. tectonic plates
d. sunlight
What is c. tectonic plates
Earth’s outer solid layer is called the __________________.
What is crust
Which Earth process MOST directly causes earthquakes?
a. Evaporation
b. Plate movement
c. Erosion
d. Condensation
What is b. Plate movement
A volcano is an opening in Earth’s __________________.
What is crust
A fast-spinning column of air that touches the ground is a
What is a tornado
Natural disasters are caused by __________________ processes of Earth.
What is natural
Name the 4 spheres of Earth
What is atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere
The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins is the __________________.
What is focus
Magma that cools and hardens forms new __________________.
What is rock
Which disaster is caused by too little rainfall?
What is drought
Why do scientists study natural disasters?
What is to predict hazards and keep people safe.
Which disaster is caused by BOTH weather and gravity?
a. Tornado
b. Landslide
c. Earthquake
d. Volcano
What is b. Landslide
Earthquakes are caused by movement along a __________________.
What is fault
Magma is found ____________________.
What is beneath Earth's surface
A flood happens when water covers
What is land that is normally dry
Natural disasters can be __________________ or __________________.
What is sudden or slow-moving
Name two Earth spheres that interact during a hurricane and explain how.
What is The atmosphere and hydrosphere interact. Warm ocean water (hydrosphere) adds heat and moisture to the air (atmosphere), which helps the hurricane form and grow stronger.
The point on Earth’s surface above the focus is the __________________.
What is epicenter
Volcanoes form when
What is when magma rises through cracks in Earth’s crust
Describe how a hurricane forms.
What is they form over warm ocean water with strong winds and heavy rain.