Read the passage and choose the correct answers to the questions below.
The top 10 natural disasters most likely occurring throughout the world include blizzards, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, and wildfires. Some of the listed disasters may occur simultaneously such as a hurricane and thunderstorm causing massive flooding, or possibly a tsunami, or a heat wave coupled with wildfires.
Other natural disasters include landslide and avalanches, which can be caused by earthquakes, heavy rain or snow, or other disasters, Snow or mud can be released from the side of a mountain or hillside burying the area below. Finally, there are active volcanoes, which are eruptions of a mountaintop, sending out ash clouds, lave, and more, causing damage to property and the loss of human life. The most common types of natural disasters in the world are floods and storms.
All natural disasters cause damage and destruction, and often one or more people die due to the effects of the natural disaster. Many of the disasters can be predicted ahead of time with some warming given for people to prepare and move to safety.
1. Which of the following is not a natural disaster ?
A. Tsunami B. Oil spill C. Droughts D. Blizzard
2. Which of the following natural disasters are most likely to occur simultaneously ?
A. Hurricanes and wildfires B. Avalanches and tornadoes
C. Heat waves and wildfires D. Droughts and thunderstorms
3. Which of the following can be caused by earthquakes?
A. Storm B. Landslides C. Tornadoes D. Volcanoes
4. What are the most common types of natural disasters in the world?
A. Floods and storms B. Storms and wildfires
C. Floods and droughts D. Earthquakes and volcanoes
5. Active volcanoes are eruptions of a mountaintop, sending out ________
A. snow and mud B. rain and snow C. mud, lava, and more D. ash clouds, lava, and more
6.All natural disasters cause __________________.
A. heavy rain B. massive flooding C. some warming D. damage and destruction
1. B. Oil spill.
2. C. Heat waves and wildfires.
3. B. Landslides.
4. A. Floods and storms.
5. D. ash clouds, lava, and more.
6. D. damage and destruction.
1. Which of the following is not a natural disaster ?
A. Tsunami B. Oil spill C. Droughts D. Blizzard
2. Which of the following natural disasters are most likely to occur simultaneously ?
A. Hurricanes and wildfires B. Avalanches and tornadoes
C. Heat waves and wildfires D. Droughts and thunderstorms
3. Which of the following can be caused by earthquakes?
A. Storm B. Landslides C. Tornadoes D. Volcanoes
4. What are the most common types of natural disasters in the world?
A. Floods and storms B. Storms and wildfires
C. Floods and droughts D. Earthquakes and volcanoes
5. Active volcanoes are eruptions of a mountaintop, sending out ________
A. snow and mud B. rain and snow C. mud, lava, and more D. ash clouds, lava, and more
6.All natural disasters cause __________________.
A. heavy rain B. massive flooding C. some warming D. damage and destruction