Download Catastrophic Events Quiz

Write the WORD using the Word Bank
Name: ___________________________________
(the number behind the word should tell you how many times you will use it ):
Flood (3)
Tornado (6)
Hurricane(4)
Mudflow (3)
Wildfire (3)
Tsunami (4)
Volcano (5)
Earthquake (8)
Drought (4)
1. Which type of cat event deals with winds traveling over tropical ocean waters? HURRICANE
2. Which type of cat event deals with an extended period of time without water? DROUGHT
3. Which type of cat event deals with a spinning column of air with high wind speeds? TORNADO
4. Which type of cat event deals with heavy rains that cause water to overflow? FLOOD
5. Which type of cat event can uproot trees and throw them through the air? TORNADO
6. Which type of cat event can cause pressure below the Earth’s surface that causes magma to rise?
VOLCANO_
7. Which type of cat event is a large, destructive fire that can spread quickly? WILDFIRE
8. Which type of cat event can cause a rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock , and
soil to occur after a heavy rain? MUDFLOW
9. Which type of catastrophic even can destroy buildings and crops with ash and gas? VOLCANO
10. Which type of cat event causes the destruction of buildings and can trigger tsunamis?
EARTHQUAKE
11. Which type of cat event causes destruction of buildings, flooding, power outages? HURRICANE
12. Which type of catastrophic event causes huge surface waves created by another catastrophic event
under water? TSUNAMI
13. Which type of cat event causes wildfires and wind erosion of exposed soil? DROUGHT
14. Which type of cat event causes stress in rock beneath the Earth’s surface? EARTHQUAKE
15. Which type of catastrophic event picks up trees, cars, and other items and causes dammed rivers to
flood? MUDFLOW
16. Which type of cat event causes the washing away of bridges and roads? FLOOD
17. Which type of cat event causes the flooding of coastal communities? HURRICANES
18. Which type of cat event is caused by the sudden melting of snow where drainage is not adequate?
FLOOD
19. Which type of cat event happens when cold, dry air meets warm, moist air? TORNADO
20. Which type of catastrophic event occurs after heavy rains in a normally dry area or after an
earthquake? MUDFLOW
21. Which type of catastrophic event causes rock to break or change shape releasing energy in the
form of vibration? EARTHQUAKE
22. Which type of cat event occurs when the availability of water falls below the requirements for a
region? DROUGHT
23. Which type of catastrophic event occurs when pressure is great enough for magma to be released
through a vent? VOLCANO
24. Which type of cat event creates earth slides, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions? EARTHQUAKE
25. Which type of cat event would be “out of control” or “contained”? WILDFIRE
26. Which type of catastrophic event may build islands? VOLCANO
27. Which type of catastrophic event uses the Fujita scale? TORNADO
28. Which type of catastrophic events uses the Richter scale? EARTHQUAKE
29. Which type of catastrophic event rates using Categories? HURRICANE
30. Which type of cat event uses sirens to alert people to higher ground along the coast? TSUNAMI
31. Which type of catastrophic event would you be safe underground? TORNADO
32. Which type of catastrophic event happens on a fault line? EARTHQUAKE
33. Which type of cat event can happen without warning in the South eastern states? TORNADO
34. Which type of cat event can happen along Japan’s coastline? TSUNAMI
35. Which type of cat event can happen along the San Andreas in California? EARTHQUAKE
36. Which type of cat event can happen in Hawaii or Iceland that causes the island to get bigger?
VOLCANO
37. Which type of cat event can you see coming towards you like a giant wave? TSUNAMI
38. Which type of cat event causes plants to die and causes animals to be hungry due to lack of water?
DROUGHT
39. Which type of cat event is caused by two plates moving apart? EARTHQUAKE
40. Which type of cat event can be caused by arson or the weather? WILDFIRE