Landslides are often associated with:
Periods of heavy rainfall or rapid snow melt.
Areas covered by forests and thick vegetation.
Both (a) and (b)
Only (a)
What is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground called?
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Storms
If a particular area has no rain or less rain than normal for a long period, it is called:
tsunami
drought
earthquake
voleano
What is a series of tremendous waves generated by a massive under water disturbance called?
Tsunami
None of these
Which one of the following erupted with a huge explosion in 1980?
Mount St.Helens
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilauca
Mount vesuvius
The lava, when it is below the earth's surface is known as:
magma
hot fluid
flood
What is an opening in the earth's surface called?
volcano
The reading or pattern obtained from seismograph is known as:
seismogram
cardiogram
milligram
radiogram
What should you do after a landslide ?
Inspect the damage caused by the landslide.
Stay away from the slide area.
Both a & b
What do we say when living things on earth become victims of nature's fury?
bomb disasters
natural disasters
gas disasters
man-made disasters
