DESCRIBING NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION

1. What does hazard mitigation refer to?

• Actions made to predict natural disasters

• Actions made to ignore natural disasters

• Actions made to prevent or reduce property damage or loss of life as a result of a natural disaster

• Actions made to increase property damage and loss of life as a result of a natural disaster

1. What role does data collection and analysis play in understanding natural catastrophes and risks?

• It only helps engineers design mitigation solutions

• It helps scientists understand the origins and potential consequences of natural disasters

• It is used to predict the exact timing of natural disasters

• It has no role in understanding natural catastrophes and risks

1. What do scientists and engineers collaborate to do?

• Predict the exact timing of natural disasters

• Sell the data to the highest bidder

• Ignore the data and rely on intuition

• Forecast and control the hazard or its consequences

1. What do engineers focus on after a natural disaster?

• Recovery

• They don't focus on anything after a natural disaster

• Response

• Preparation

1. What is the role of scientists in understanding natural catastrophes and risks?

• Collecting and analyzing data

• Designing mitigation solutions

• Predicting the exact timing of natural disasters

• Ignoring data and relying on intuition

1. Who collaborates to plan for and mitigate the effects of natural disasters?

• Teachers, doctors, and police officers

• Scientists, engineers, and community officials

• Artists, musicians, and athletes

• Politicians, lawyers, and business owners

1. What do engineers focus on during a natural disaster?

• They don't focus on anything during a natural disaster

• Disaster response

• Preparation

• Recovery

1. What can a mitigation strategy help decrease?

• The occurrence of natural disasters

• The need for collaboration between scientists and engineers

• The importance of data collection and analysis

• Damage to property and the environment

1. What do mitigation plans depend on?

• The type of natural hazard and the time of year

• The type of natural hazard and the area and community

• The type of natural hazard and the political climate

1. What are floods, earthquakes, and extreme storms?

• Harmful natural occurrences

• Man-made occurrences

• Beneficial natural occurrences