Unit 1B Processes and Impacts of Natural Hazards

Hurricanes are storms. Below is a list of things that happen during a hurricane:

•There are very strong winds that can blow very fast.

•There is a lot of rain that falls for many hours or days.

•Tall waves of water come onto land from the ocean.

•The sky becomes dark and filled with many large clouds.

People who live where there are lots of hurricanes build tall walls near the ocean. This helps to protect them from which thing that happens during a hurricane?

• Strong winds

• Lots of rain

• Tall waves

• Dark sky

People sometimes put metal rods on the top of houses. These protect the houses from lightning during thunderstorms. These rods are most helpful in places where there are lots of...

• thunderstorms.

• houses.

• metal.

• people.

Scientists tested four house roofs. They want to see which roof protected people best. They saw what happened to the roofs when the winds blew. Which roof provides the best protection from high winds?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A lightning rod protects a building when lightning strikes it. The best way to decide if a lightning rod works correctly is to put it on a building and see if...

• the lightning rod does not break during a very strong thunderstorm.

• the building can use the lightning rod to make energy.

• the lightning rod is the tallest part of the building.

• lightning strikes the building but does not hurt the building.

During a storm, a large wave of water can move onto the land. The map shows how high the waves that come in with storms are. People can build walls to stop the waves. Which city needs a wall that is at least 5 meters tall?

• City A

• City B

• City C

• City D