8.4.5 Natural Hazards

Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 

• Communities can be notified to evacuate 
• So that we can stop them from happening again 
• So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
• So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

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Scientists can predict exactly when an Earthquake will occur.

• True

• False

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A seismograph can be used to measure and study what?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

• All of the above

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What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 

• They are exactly the same 
• A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
• I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
• Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

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How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?

• by building structures that can sway with the motion

• by building structures that do NOT move with the motion

• by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures

• by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean

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what can scientists measure to help predict when a volcano might erupt?

• temperatures of lava flows

• lengths of nearby fault lines

• small earthquakes and gases in the air near the volcano

• increases in severe weather

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Which statement is true of earthquakes?

• All of them can be prevented.

• Weak ones can be prevented.

• Some of them can be prevented.

• None of them can be prevented.

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What does the acronym "DART" stand for?

• Deep Water Detection Receptical

• Deep ocean assessment and reporting of tsunamis system

• Dangerous area run away today

• Don't pick this answer.

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When a severe tropical storm forms over the ocean it can become a...

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

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A fast and dangerous spinning column of air is called a...

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

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