Wildfires, Floods, Droughts & Landslides

The rain is pouring. It will not stop!

• Drought

• Erosion

• Flood

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The grass is dry. The soil is dry.

• Flood

• Erosion

• Drought

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The effects of flood happen

• Quicky

• Slowly

• Not at all

• All of them

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How do droughts cause hunger?

• Droughts do not cause hunger

• Crops do not grow

• Grocery stores are shut

• The plants grow

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What is NOT a way to help save water in a drought?

• Not letting the water run while you brush your teeth

• Taking short showers

• Using extra water to water the plants

• Pouring water down the drain

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Flash floods are the result of heavy, short rainfalls due to intense storms.

• False

• True

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When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it 

• a landslide
• a tsunami
• an earthquake
• a flood

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What happens during a rainstorm when the ground can't soak up any more water?

• a tsunami
• an earthquake
• a swimming pool forms
• a flood

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What can start a wildfire?

• a campfire
• lightning 
• heat
• all of the above

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Why do firefighters start small fires?

• To get rid of some of the old trees that are getting in the way and becoming annoying
• They don't like Smokey they Bear and want to make him mad
• To keep them controlled and prevent uncontrollable fires from occuring
• They want to make more room for houses 

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