How did you do?

Sorry for the delay in posting these answers, we have had some issues getting on to our blog this week - hope you haven't had problems seeing it too!!

Here are the answers to last weeks Quiz on Natural Disasters!!

Q1) A

Q2) B

Q3) C

Q4) D

Q5) A

Don't forget to let us know how you did!!!

Quiz Time....

Are you a natural hazards genius?

 

 

Have a go at our quiz to find out!!!

Q1) Which natural disaster is also known as a cyclone or a typhoon?

a)      Hurricane

b)      Tornado

c)       Flood

Q2) What was the deadliest earthquake called?

a)      Haiti

b)      Shaanxi

c)       Messina

Q3) Which natural disaster is not caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

a)      Volcanic eruption

b)      Earthquake

c)       Hurricane

Q4) What is the most dangerous type of avalanche?

a)      Wet avalanche

b)      Icefall avalanche

c)       Dry slab avalanche

Q5) How high were the waves in the 2011 Japan tsunami?

a)      10 metres

b)      20 metres

c)       8 metres

Answers will appear next week!!!

Written by LF, KH and ER

Picture of the day...

Here at Geoblogs HQ we are feeling the effects of the third week back to school, when we saw this picture today we couldn't help but feel relaxed...

Small auks called dovekies dive for copepods and nest on rocky shores in Svalbard, Norway's Arctic archipelago. The birds deposit guano and carcasses on land, fertilizing a mossy garden that provides ideal lurking ground for arctic foxes and other hunters.