Natural Disaster quiz

Question 1

What is one way to stay safe during a tornado?

Accepted Answer

Go to a basement or a small room with no windows

Question 2

What causes the air to spin in a tornado?

Accepted Answer

Wind blowing in opposite directions at different heights

Question 3

How are earthquakes related to tectonic plates

Accepted Answer

The plates crash or slide past each other there

Question 4

Which of these is a good safety step during an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Drop, cover under a table, and hold on

Question 5

What is the first sign a tsunami might be coming?

Accepted Answer

Earth shakes and the ocean pulls back from shore

Question 6

Earthquakes can only happen near the west coast of Canada

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

How fast can tsunami waves travel in deep water?

Accepted Answer

750-800 km/h

Question 8

Which Canadian city is in an area with a high earthquake risk?

Accepted Answer

Vancouver

Question 9

What makes buildings safer in earthquake zones?

Accepted Answer

Using flexible materials and strong base systems

Question 10

What natural event most often causes a tsunami?

Accepted Answer

Underwater earthquakes

Question 11

Which natural disaster can happen after an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Tsunami

Question 12

How can climate change make tsunami disasters worse?

Accepted Answer

By increasing underwater volcanic eruptions

Question 13

What is a fault line?

Accepted Answer

A crack in the Earth's crust where earthquakes happen

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