Natural Hazards Unit Post Test Part 1

The condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh

• magnitude

• severity

• forecast

• frequency

• hazard

Short-term variations in atmospheric phenomena that interact and affect the environment

• Weather

• Drought

• Flood

• Tornado

• Hurricanes

Extended periods of well-below average rainfall

• Weather

• Hurricanes

• Drought

• Tornado

• Flood

In low-lying areas, extreme thunderstorms and over-average rainfall can cause this

• Hurricanes

• Drought

• Tornado

• Weather

• Flood

During the summer and fall, the tropics experience conditions ideal for the formation of large, rotating, low-pressure tropical storms

• Tornado

• Hurricanes

• Flood

• Weather

• Drought

A violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground

• Tornado

• Weather

• Drought

• Flood

• Hurricanes

This kind of storm must have a source of moisture, lifting of the air mass and an unstable atmosphere.

• Hurricanes

• Drought

• Weather

• Thunderstorm

• Flood

Which natural hazard is directly caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Drought

Wildfires often occur in desert areas that are dry and receive very little precipitation.

• True

• False

Which event is easiest to prepare for?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Hurricane