What is the deadliest type of natural disaster in terms of human fatalities historically?
Hurricane
Tsunami
Earthquake
Volcano
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by which event?
Cyclone
Volcanic eruption
Underwater earthquake
Landslide
Which natural phenomenon produces the highest wind speeds on Earth?
Hurricane
Typhoon
Tornado
Cyclone
Mount Tambora's eruption in 1815 caused which global effect?
Massive earthquakes
Dust storms
Global cooling
Tsunami
Which phenomenon occurs when a sudden release of water overwhelms a river's banks?
Avalanche
Landslide
Earthquake
Flood
What is pyroclastic flow?
A type of earthquake
A tornado over lava
Fast-moving volcanic gas and ash
Sudden flood from a dam break
The deadliest hurricane in recorded history was Hurricane Mitch (1998) primarily due to what?
Tornadoes
Heavy rainfall and flooding
Heavy winds
Storm surge
Which earthquake caused nearly 830,000 deaths in the 14th century?
1976 Tangshan earthquake
1303 Crete earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1556 Shaanxi earthquake
What phenomenon is measured using the Richter scale?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Tsunamis
Tornado intensity
A "lahar" is best described as?
Tornado over farmland
Volcanic mudflow
Heatwave
Sudden flood
