03032025 - Natural Hazards Quiz

What are natural hazards?

• Man-made disasters

• Extreme events causing damage

• Planned community events

• Minor weather changes

What are the three main categories of natural hazards mentioned?

• Chemical, physical, and mental

• Geological, meteorological, and biological

• Electrical, magnetic, and gravitational

• Solar, lunar, and planetary

Which of the following is an example of a geological hazard?

• Hurricane

• Pandemic

• Earthquake

• Flood

What influences meteorological hazards?

• Rock formations

• Weather patterns and climate change

• Biological mutations

• Solar flares

Which of the following is a biological hazard?

• Tornado

• Landslide

• Pandemic

• Volcanic eruption

What does risk assessment involve?

• Ignoring potential dangers

• Identifying vulnerabilities and estimating impacts

• Creating new hazards

• Predicting the future with certainty

What are common impacts of natural hazards?

• Increased tourism

• Casualties, property damage, and displacement

• Improved infrastructure

• Stronger economies

What do mitigation strategies aim to do?

• Increase the frequency of hazards

• Reduce the severity and frequency of hazards

• Ignore the effects of hazards

• Relocate entire populations

What role does technology play in mitigating natural hazards?

• It has no role

• Monitoring and predicting hazards

• Creating more hazards

• Replacing natural resources

What does community preparedness involve?

• Ignoring emergency plans

• Creating emergency plans and conducting drills

• Building more houses in hazard zones

• Relying solely on government aid