Very Short Answer (One Word) Questions: Natural Calamities | Science Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: What is a natural disaster?
Ans: An unexpected event that causes harm to society.

Q2: Give examples of natural disasters.
Ans: Earthquakes, cyclones, floods, tsunamis, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and avalanches.

Q3: What measures the magnitude of a disaster?
Ans: The disaster's spatial extent.

Q4: How can disasters affect a community?
Ans: They can disturb the community's functioning beyond its ability to cope with its own resources.

Q5: Name some human activities that can cause landslides.
Ans: Deforestation, mining, and agricultural activities.

Q6: What are the main causes of natural disasters?
Ans: Natural phenomena in the earth's crust and on the surface.

Q7: Give an example of a man-made disaster.
Ans: Terrorism.

Q8: What are the short-term consequences of natural disasters?
Ans: Loss of life and property destruction.

Q9: How do natural disasters impact a country's economic development?
Ans: Damaged infrastructure and energy production hubs have a negative impact.

Q10: What are some long-term consequences of natural calamities?
Ans: Economic instability, property destruction, financial loss, and personal injury or disease.

Q11: What can happen in less-developed countries due to natural disasters?
Ans: Enormous population migrations due to the loss of resources, security, and shelter access.

Q12: Name a natural disaster that occurs due to changes in the interiors of the Earth.
Ans: Earthquake.

Q13: Which disaster is caused by changes on the surface of the Earth?
Ans: Flood.

Q14: What do damaged infrastructure and energy production hubs affect in a country?
Ans: Economic development.

Q15: What must we do to lessen the impact of natural disasters?
Ans: Take preventive measures.