Natural Hazards

Of the four natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict?

• Tsunamis
• Volcanoes
• Tropical Cyclones
• Earthquakes

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Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 

• True
• False

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Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 

• Communities can be notified to evacuate 
• So that we can stop them from happening again 
• So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
• So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

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What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

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A forecast is

• an estimate about what happened in the past

• a prediction of past events

• a claim about probability of an event occuring

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Where do MOST Earthquakes occur?

• in the middle of plates

• at or near plate boundaries

• near mountains

• along coastlines

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How often an event occurs over a measured time period is _______?

• risk

• impact

• frequency

• hazard

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According to the data in the image, the city least likely to experience a snow hazard in the future is

• Escanaba, more snowfall

• Traverse City, more snowfall

• Escanaba, less snowfall

• Traverse City, less snowfall

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When you compare earthquakes in Michigan and California, California experiences...

• less often, high frequency

• more often, low frequency

• more often, high frequency

• less often, low frequency

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When natural hazards occur at a high frequency, their severity will often be low.

• True, example Michigan earthquakes

• False, exampleTexas tornadoes

• False, New York Hurricances

• True, California earthqaukes

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