Natural Disasters Worksheet
Explore different types of natural disasters, their causes, and effects with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Natural Disasters: Causes and Effects
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to refer to diagrams.
1. What causes the Earth's tectonic plates to move, leading to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
Ocean currents
Wind erosion
Convection currents in the mantle
Magnetic fields
2. Which natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale?
Hurricane
Tornado
Earthquake
Flood
3. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption is called a .
4. The eye of a hurricane is the part of the storm.
5. Describe two ways a community can prepare for a hurricane.
6. Observe the diagram of a volcano below. Label the magma chamber and the crater.
Magma Chamber:
Crater:
7. A tsunami is always caused by strong winds.
True
False
8. Most earthquakes occur along the edges of tectonic plates.
True
False
Match the natural disaster with its primary cause.
9. Earthquake
a. Rapid rotation of warm, moist air
10. Volcano
b. Movement of tectonic plates
11. Hurricane
c. Magma reaching the Earth's surface
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