Natrual Disasters

Which THREE natural disasters are more common in the Ring of Fire?

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

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Earthquakes can cause damage to buildings built by humans. At the present time, the solution that science can provide to this problem is that humans can–

• design buildings that will be damaged less by an earthquake

• stop an earthquake from happening before it occurs

• reduce the strength of the very strongest earthquakes

• predict the exact time and location of all earthquakes

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What is the scientific equipment that measures the size of an earthquake called?

• thermometer

• barometer

• seismograph

• anemometer

The drawing shows how two different buildings are constructed. The close-ups show how the

buildings move when the foundation beneath them moves. A building with a fixed base is attached

directly to the foundation. A building with an isolated base has parts that can slide back and forth

between the building and the foundation. How does the isolated base make a building better able to avoid damage during an earthquake? A

building with an isolated base–

• can be built much taller than a building with a fixed base.

• is only built in areas that have no earthquakes, or only mild ones.

• moves less than a building with a fixed base during an earthquake.

• is more expensive to build than one that has a fixed base.

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Volcanoes and earthquakes tend to occur near what?

• mountains

• islands

• plate boundaries

• fault lines

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A storm surge is a large rise in ocean water levels that surges ashore during a hurricane. The table here provides information on the height of storm surges in a certain location, depending on the strength of the hurricane. To protect cities, levees are built. These are walls that hold back the water coming in from the ocean. If this location is likely to have hurricanes that are Category 3 or smaller over the next few years, what is the height of the smallest levee that will be needed to protect the city?

• 3.5 meters

• 4.5 meters

• 5.5 meters

• 6.5 meters

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Your family should have an ________________ and a ___________ in case a natural disaster occurs.

• emergency plan, candles

• emergency plan, first aid kit

• first aid kit, cell phone

• cell phone, candles

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The map shows the storm surge that happened as the result of a hurricane. Each square with a number represents a house. The owners of each house thought that they purchased their house in the safest location. Which of the following owner statements is most accurate?

• House 20- "Being closer to the shore is the safest place to be during a storm surge because the waves will go right over my house."

• House 4 - "The trees will block a lot of the storm surge on its way to my house. My house is also farther from the shore than my neighbors. It will be more difficult for the storm surge to reach me!"

• House 7- "The storm surge will be blocked by the trees on the way to my house."

• House 18- "My house is surrounded by other houses so I will be protected from the storm surge."

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The map shows a place where a tsunami, a large ocean wave, moved in from the ocean over land

and damaged buildings. Based on the information from the map, one solution to protect buildings from the damage of a tsunami would be to do what?

• build more building closer to the water

• rebuild the damaged buildings quickly

• plant more mangrove trees along the shore

• make more space between all buildings

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All volcanoes occur along plate boundaries.

• true

• false