Water Disasters

Water Disasters

10th - 12th Grade

42 Qs

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Water Disasters

Water Disasters

Assessment

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Other Sciences

10th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RI.9-10.5, RI.6.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a flash flood?

A sophisticated flood
Power lines fallen in flood waters
A deep flood
A flood that happens fast with little warning

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What occurs when water flows or collects over land that is usually dry.

dam
flood
floodway
levee

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Flooding can be beneficial because:

it can make the ground more fertile.
it can teach people to swim.
it can destroy homes.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should cities NOT prepare for floods? (REZ IL C DEF)

Regulation - Elevated Properties, Zoning
Investment in Infrastructure - Levees and floodwalls, Channel improvement
Disaster preparedness - Evacuation drills, Forecasting and warning system
Stay in the car

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A is a vegetated piece of land. B is a concrete piece of land. Is A or B more prone to flooding  / more likely to flood?

A, because vegetation is LESS permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
B, because concrete is LESS permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
B, because concrete is MORE permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
A, because vegetation is MORE permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the part of flash floods which cause damage?

Snakes
Houses 
Wood
Power of moving water

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

what was the biggest flood ever

upper mississippi river
red river
buffalo river
river

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