Natural Hazards Quiz

What are natural hazards?

• Dangers caused by the environment

• Dangers caused by humans

• Dangers caused by animals

• Dangers caused by technology

What is a common natural hazard in hurricane zones?

• Tornadoes

• Blizzards

• Floods

• Earthquakes

How do people prepare for hurricanes?

• Using flexible material for gas pipelines

• Building homes with wood

• Boarding up windows and using sandbags

• Building underground shelters

What is a common way people adapt to areas that have tornadoes?

• Using snow tires

• Building homes on stilts

• Building levees to prevent flooding

• Digging underground shelters

What causes an earthquake?

• Heavy rain

• High winds and snow

• Rapidly thawing snow

• Sudden shift in the solid ground under Earth's surface

What is a flood?

• High winds and snow

• Storm with rotating winds

• Overflow of lava from a volcano

• Overflow of water on normally dry ground

What can be a result of a blizzard?

• High winds and snow

• Heavy rain

• Sudden shift in the solid ground under Earth's surface

• Overflow of water on normally dry ground

What is important to have during a blizzard?

• Water containers

• First aid kit

• Snow tires

• Replacement batteries for electronic devices

What should be in a basic survival kit?

• Tinned food

• Tools

• A portable working radio

• Personal toiletries

What is the first thing to do to prepare for a natural hazard?

• Create a safety plan

• Make a survival kit

• Board up windows and use sandbags

• Build underground shelters