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History of Disaster Science

Natural Disasters

A collection of facts regarding the discovery and monitoring of natural disasters.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Aug 14, 2026

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1 Who invented the modern seismograph in 1880 to measure earthquake tremors?

A John Milne
B Charles Richter
C Alfred Wegener
D Isaac Newton

2 What was the first scale created to measure the magnitude of an earthquake in 1935?

A Mercalli scale
B Richter scale
C Fujita scale
D Saffir-Simpson scale

3 Which scientist discovered the 'Ring of Fire' pattern of volcanic activity in the Pacific?

A Charles Darwin
B Alexander von Humboldt
C Beno Gutenberg
D James Hutton

4 What type of satellite, launched by the US in 1960, first allowed scientists to track hurricanes from space?

A TIROS-1
B Hubble
C Voyager 1
D Sputnik

5 The Beaufort Wind Scale, used to describe wind intensity during storms, was invented in which century?

A 17th century
B 18th century
C 19th century
D 20th century

6 What is the term for the 1960 discovery that explains how the Earth's outer shell moves, leading to earthquakes?

A Plate Tectonics
B Big Bang
C Gravity
D Magnetism

7 Which invention allows scientists to detect underwater tsunamis by measuring changes in deep-ocean pressure?

A DART buoy
B Sonar radar
C Satellite dish
D Weather balloon

8 What was the first major volcanic eruption to be captured on film in 1902?

A Mount Pelée
B Mount Vesuvius
C Krakatoa
D Mount St. Helens

9 Who is credited with discovering the concept of 'supercells' that lead to large tornadoes in the 1940s?

A Keith Browning
B Benjamin Franklin
C Albert Einstein
D Galileo

10 In 1971, what scale was introduced to classify the intensity of tornadoes based on damage?

A Fujita scale
B Richter scale
C Beaufort scale
D Celsius scale

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