Natural Calamities

5. What natural disaster occurs when a mass of snow ice and debris rapidly descends down a mountain slope?
7. What severe snowstorm is characterized by strong winds low visibility and dangerously low temperatures?
8. What natural disaster occurs when tectonic plates shift causing the ground to shake?
10. What electrical discharge in the atmosphere can cause fires and damage structures during storms?
12. What uncontrolled fire spreads rapidly through vegetation often fueled by dry conditions and high winds?
14. What geological event occurs when underground cavities collapse creating sudden depressions in the ground?
18. What catastrophic event is triggered by underwater disturbances like earthquakes or volcanic eruptions leading to massive sea waves?
19. What violent windstorm is characterized by a twisting funnel-shaped cloud and destructive winds?
20. What disaster results from an overflow of water onto normally dry land often caused by heavy rainfall or dam failures?

1. What term is used interchangeably with "hurricane" and "typhoon" in different regions of the world?
2. What extreme weather event brings prolonged periods of abnormally high temperatures?
3. What natural phenomenon is often incorrectly used to describe a tsunami?
4. What seasonal wind pattern brings heavy rains and often leads to flooding in certain regions?
6. What disaster is similar to a landslide but involves the movement of waterlogged soil and debris?
9. What weather event produces balls or lumps of ice that fall from the sky during a thunderstorm?
11. What powerful storm is known for its strong winds and heavy rainfall typically forming over warm ocean waters?
13. What prolonged period of dry weather leads to water scarcity and agricultural hardships?
15. What geological event involves the eruption of molten rock ash and gases from beneath the Earth's surface?
16. What meteorological event involves strong winds blowing loose soil and dust into the air reducing visibility?
17. What event involves the downward movement of rock soil and debris on a slope or hillside?