MT Quiz #1 MPE 15

Every emergency is predictable.

• True

• False

Important items to keep in an emergency kit include:

• water

• first aid kit

• food

• all of the above

A good way to be prepared for an emergency is:

• having a plan and not sharing it with anyone

• keeping original documents somewhere hidden so well, even you cannot find it

• keeping an emergency kit somewhere easily accessible

• Ignore weather reports. They are usually wrong anyways.

Types of emergencies include:

• natural disasters

• vehicular accidents

• terrorist attack

• All of the above

In a state of emergency you should?

• scream, shout, and cry

• stay calm and focused

• tell everyone what to do

• all of the above

The act of being ready for something; the state of being prepared.

• Preparedness

• Mitigation

• Recovery

• Disaster

It refers to the steps you take to make sure you are safe before, during, and after an emergency or natural disaster.

• disaster preparedness

• hazard preparedness

• risk preparedness

• emergency preparedness

An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry.

• blizzards

• tornadoes

• floods

• earthquake

A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

• blizzards

• tornadoes

• earthquake

• floods

A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.

• tornadoes

• blizzards

• earthquake

• floods