Natural Hazards - Unit 5 Lesson 3

To help prevent the risk of forest fire, workers will clear the dead wood and underbrush from a forest that is at risk.

• True

• False

Building flood walls using sandbags and other materials can help protect homes from a flood.

• True

• False

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A levee is built to prevent flood waters from causing damage.

• True

• False

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A building constructed to withstand the shaking of an earthquake can use supports connected at angles that support greater amounts of movement.

• True

• False

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Buildings that are constructed to withstand earthquakes have a better chance of remaining standing than an ordinary building in an earthquake.

• True

• False

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A flood wall constructed near the ocean will not ever help prevent a flood.

• True

• False

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Which of the following hazards can be caused by humans?

• a tornado

• a volcanic eruption

• a forest fire

• a hurricane

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Which is NOT a way that a forest fire changes an environment?

• many plants are killed

• animals that can move will leave the environment

• smoke from the fire pollutes the air

• the amount of water in the environment increases

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A large storm with spiraling winds is a ________

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• drought

• blizzard

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A large storm that forms over an ocean is called a _______

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

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