Statistics for Natural disasters

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A sudden and violent movement of the Earths crust	Earthquake	99%
Land covered by water thats not usually there	Flood	92%
An explosion of molten rock and ash	Volcano	90%
A quick flow of snow down a slope	Avalanche	83%
Above average temperatures for an extended period of time	Heat wave	72%
A giant swirling storm	Hurricane	72%
A series of gigantic water waves	Tsunami	71%
A lengthy period with little or no rain.	Drought	69%
A large destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush	Wildfire	68%
Loose rocks and soil falling	Landslide	67%
A severe snow storm	Blizzard	64%
A variety of differently shaped ice balls	Hail	61%
Destructive columns of air	Tornado	60%
A storm of heavy rain with thunder and lightening	Thunderstorm	49%
Orbit the Earth and solar system	Asteroid	43%
A sudden and intense change in brightness	Solar Flare	20%
Energetic explosions observed in other galaxies	Gamma-Ray Burst	10%