Nature & Natural Disasters

Adjectives

100

What is 1 adjective to describe a lake?

clear / dirty

blue

deep / shallow

200

What are 2 adjectives to describe a thunderstorm?

stormy

violent

severe

loud

scary

300

What are 3 adjectives to describe a mountain?

tall / large

snowy

volcanic

400

What are 4 adjectives to describe a beach?

hot

sunny

golden

tropical

sandy

500

What are 5 adjectives to describe snow?

cold

icy

frosty

beautiful

white

wet

Nature

100

Name 3 countries that are also islands.

Japan

Great Britain

Australia

New Zealand

Madagascar

Indonesia  

200

What are 3 adjectives to describe the weather during Winter? (don't use cold)

freezing

icy

snowy

foggy

300

Name 3 oceans.

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Southern (Antarctic) Ocean

Arctic Ocean

400

What are 4 examples of things a farmer might plant on their field?

corn

rice

crops

wheat

soybeans

500

Mount Everest is on the border of which 2 countries?

Nepal and China

Tornadoes

100

Which continent do tornadoes NOT occur on?

Antarctica

200

What is the emergency number to call emergency services in the USA?

911

300

When should you listen for an emergency siren?

a) Before a tornado

b) During a tornado

c) After a tornado

b) During a tornado

400

What is the name of the thing you prepare for a tornado with items like food, water, a flashlight, batteries, medicine...?

A survival kit

500

Which 3 American states account for 300 tornadoes a year?

Florida, Kansas & Texas

Bodies of Water

100

Where is one city you can find a canal?

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Venice, Italy

200

What are 2 examples of fresh water?

river

pond

300

What are 3 examples of man-made places that have bodies of water?

canal

lighthouse

dam

bridge

400

What are 4 examples of salt water?

waves

ocean

sea

bay

500

What are 5 examples of water on land?

island

sand

beach

coast

riverbank

South Pole & North Pole

100

Which ocean surrounds the North Pole?

Arctic Ocean

200

What is the Aurora Borealis?

Pale green or pink natural lights

in the sky

300

What is a glacier?

A large block of ice

made from snow

that slowly moves down a mountain or out to sea

400

Name all the continents in the world

1. Asia

2. Africa

3. North America

4. South America

5. Antarctica

6. Australia

7. Europe

 

500

Complete the following.

Noun: __________
Verb: explore
Adjective: exploratory

Noun: discovery
Verb: discover
Adjective: ____________

Noun: exploration
Verb: explore
Adjective: exploratory

Noun: discovery
Verb: discover
Adjective: discoverable