Natural Disasters

Color by Numbers
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Natural Disasters Color by Numbers

Directions: Answer each question by circling the correct choice. After you have completed all the questions color the picture
using the assigned colors. If you find an unnumbered section color it in following the pattern .

Question Choice A Choice B Choice C

1. Which type of natural disaster can form new Volcanic eruptions flooding hurricanes
islands? (white) (purple) (light blue)
2. California's fault line places it on the "Ring of wildfires and flooding and earthquakes and
Fire". In some places, it also has hot, dry, windy blizzards tsunamis wildfires
summers. What natural disasters are likely to (magenta) (purple) (blue)
happen there?
3. Which continent gets the most tornadoes every Asia Africa North America
year? (white) (sky blue) (orange)
4.Which natural disaster is a normal part of the wildfires hurricanes tornadoes
prairie biome, clearing space for new plants to (golden yellow) (yellow green) (blue)
grow?
5. _______ usually accompany heavy rains or follow wildfires landslides tsunamis
droughts, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions. (yellow green) (light blue) (orange)
6. Which of the choices is the least likely to cause a a period of heavy a drought a volcanic eruption
flood? rain (red orange) (golden yellow)
(purple)
7. What do tornadoes and hurricanes have in they both involve they both form they both present
common? strong winds over the ocean with funnel-shaped
(green) (orange) clouds
(blue)
8.What is the most common cause of tsunamis? spring tides underwater hurricanes
(yellow orange) earthquakes (light blue)
(sky blue)
9. Which of the following would cause the greatest installing wind preventing preventing people
reduction of wildfires? farms in wildfire lightning strikes from visiting
-prone areas (orange) wildfire prone
(magenta) areas
(yellow green)
10. Which natural disaster CANNOT be predicted? hurricanes earthquakes blizzards
(red orange) (brown) (yellow orange)
11. Low precipitation over an extended period of droughts tornadoes mudslides
time can cause _______. (magenta) (sky blue) (aqua green)
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12. Which of the following natural disasters forms hurricanes earthquakes tornados
over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave. (purple) (pink) (magenta)
13. Most volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur in areas that are near islands along plate
_______. very flat (purple) boundaries
(magenta) (yellow orange)
14. When do tornadoes form? when cold, humid when warm, humid when cold, humid
air collides with air collides with air collides with
warm, dry air cold, dry air warm, dry air
(blue) (light brown) (green)
Name: __________________________________
 Name: __________________________________

Natural Disasters Color by Numbers

Directions: Answer each question by circling the correct choice. After you have completed all the questions color the picture
using the assigned colors. If you find an unnumbered section color it in following the pattern .

Question Choice A Choice B Choice C

1. Which type of natural disaster can form new Volcanic eruptions flooding hurricanes
islands? (white) (purple) (light blue)
2. California's fault line places it on the "Ring of wildfires and flooding and earthquakes and
Fire". In some places, it also has hot, dry, windy blizzards tsunamis wildfires
summers. What natural disasters are likely to (magenta) (purple) (blue)
happen there?
3. Which continent gets the most tornadoes every Asia Africa North America
year? (white) (sky blue) (orange)
4.Which natural disaster is a normal part of the wildfires hurricanes tornadoes
prairie biome, clearing space for new plants to (golden yellow) (yellow green) (blue)
grow?
5. _______ usually accompany heavy rains or follow wildfires landslides tsunamis
droughts, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions. (yellow green) (light blue) (orange)
6. Which of the choices is the least likely to cause a a period of heavy a drought a volcanic eruption
flood? rain (red orange) (golden yellow)
(purple)
7. What do tornadoes and hurricanes have in they both involve they both form they both present
common? strong winds over the ocean with funnel-shaped
(green) (orange) clouds
(blue)
8.What is the most common cause of tsunamis? spring tides underwater hurricanes
(yellow orange) earthquakes (light blue)
(sky blue)
9. Which of the following would cause the greatest installing wind preventing preventing people
reduction of wildfires? farms in wildfire lightning strikes from visiting
-prone areas (orange) wildfire prone
(magenta) areas
(yellow green)
10. Which natural disaster CANNOT be predicted? hurricanes earthquakes blizzards
(red orange) (brown) (yellow orange)
11. Low precipitation over an extended period of droughts tornadoes mudslides
time can cause _______. (magenta) (sky blue) (aqua green)
© Mariana Garcia Serrato. 2022

12. Which of the following natural disasters forms hurricanes earthquakes tornados
over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave. (purple) (pink) (magenta)
13. Most volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur in areas that are near islands along plate
_______. very flat (purple) boundaries
(magenta) (yellow orange)
14. When do tornadoes form? when cold, humid when warm, humid when cold, humid
air collides with air collides with air collides with
warm, dry air cold, dry air warm, dry air
(blue) (light brown) (green)
 Name: ________________________________________

© Mariana Garcia Serrato. 2022