Generate ways to reduce impacts of Earth's processes

Basic emergency preparedness is an essential step to reducing the injury and damage of natural disasters.

• True

• False

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As part of a natural resources management plan, an apartment’s owner wants to reduce overall water usage. Which recommendation should she include that will help her renters reduce water usage?

• Buy drinking water from the store.

• Shower before entering the swimming pool.

• Don’t let water run while brushing your teeth.

• Bathe only in the afternoon while others are out.

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.

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

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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

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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

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ideas to reduce the impacts of the storms?

• All of the answer choices would be good ways to generate ideas to reduce the impacts of the storms.

• Hold a community meeting to brainstorm ideas of how residents could assist.

• Meet with meteorologists and weather experts to design an early warning system.

• Hire a team of engineers to design and build structures that can withstand the storms.

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Humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but they can take steps to reduce their impacts.

• True

• False

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Tsunamis are severe oceanic storms that cause extreme devastation. They are a series of waves that can be miles long, up to 100 feet high, and can travel at 400 miles per hour. They are caused by significant and sudden disturbances of the sea’s surface. Volcanic eruptions, landslides, earthquakes can trigger a tsunami. A massive wall of water will wash ashore, and there is very little time or warning for those who live in the communities nearby. The series of waves can last for hours, and massive flooding adds to the problem. If you find yourself in a tsunami, get to high ground, keep calm, do not drive, and follow instructions from local officials.

The passage gives useful tips to keep people safe if they are caught in a tsunami. Which idea would help give residents more time to prepare before the storm arrives?

• Houses above sea-level

• Better flotation devices

• Early warning alert system

• Stronger roofs

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