Natural disasters quiz by Dennis Hayes

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Natural Disasters Challenge

Test your knowledge about natural disasters with our engaging quiz designed by Dennis Hayes. Dive into history and science as you answer questions about earthquakes, volcanoes, and other calamities that shape our world.

Whether you're a student, a teacher, or just a curious mind, this quiz is perfect for you. Get ready to learn and challenge yourself with questions like:

Which country is most earthquake-prone?
When did Mount Vesuvius bury Pompeii?
What causes tsunamis?

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by ShakingGround417

Which country is most likely to have an earthquake?

Indonesia

Singapore

Japan

The USA

Mount vesuivuis destroyed pompeii in which year?

77 AD

79 AD

76 AD

22 AD

How many flood warnings where issued in surrey in 2014?

How many states in Australia had wildfires in 2020?

All of them

None

The San Francisco earthquake in 1906 was of which magnitude?

7.9

10.0

6.5

8.2

What are the three main causes of tsunamis?

Earthquakes, plastic being dumped into the ocean, land falling in the ocean

Land falling into the ocean, earthquakes, meteors

Climate change, meteors, plastic being dumped into the ocean

There is only one meteors falling in the ocean

True or false most people in Pompeii escaped by boat?

True

False

None survived

All escaped by boat

In japans recorded history when was the worst earthquake?

2011

201 AD

1923

1767

How many tectonic plates are there?

Roughly how many properties had to be evacuated in the 2014 floods in England?

795

600

560

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