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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Dust storms resulting from strong winds blowing soil from over cleared farm areas are what type of disaster?
a)
man made
b)
man made and meteorological
c)
natural and meteorological
d)
geographical and agricultural
2.
The tsunami that killed 33000 Indonesians after a large earthquake in the Indian Ocean is what kind of disaster?
a)
meteorological
b)
geological
c)
extraterrestrial
d)
man made
3.
An "excess" in an insurance policy is
a)
the yearly increase in premiums
b)
the amount you have to pay towards repairs eg the first $300.00
c)
the amount the policy is over another policy
d)
the refund the insurance company gives you
4.
In this experiment to show differences in air pressure, which statement is true
a)
the pressure inside the bottle is greater than the outside
b)
the egg is sucked into the bottle
c)
the pressure inside the bottle is less than outside
d)
the heat in the bottle draws the egg in
5.
Pictured is a low pressure system. What is true
a)
the barometric pressure increases towards the centre of the Low
b)
the pressure decreases towards the centre of a low
c)
the air circulates anti clockwise
d)
Lows are made when hot moist air rises
6.
A high pressure system like this one usually means
a)
windy rainy weather
b)
fine sunny weather
c)
tropical cyclones form
d)
tornadoes form
7.
Tropical cyclones form in what conditions
a)
25 degree water and warm rising air over water low pressure system
b)
high pressure, warm 25 degree water high winds
c)
Cool water temps and low temperature
d)
anticlock wise winds and high pressure
8.
The 3 types of earthquake waves are
a)
X Y and Z
b)
Epicentre focus and longitudinal
c)
Primary Secondary and Last
d)
P S and L
9.
S waves cannot travel through
a)
solid
b)
rock
c)
the crust
d)
the liquid mantle
10.
To locate the epicentre of an earthquake how many records are needed?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Australian plants are very flammable because
a)
they have silver hairs on their leaves
b)
the climate is so dry
c)
they are very drought tolerant
d)
they have low water levels and volatile oils
12.
On the Richter scale a 6 is how many times stronger than a 5
a)
6X
b)
10X
c)
60X
d)
1/6th
13.
Bushfires
a)
travel faster downhill
b)
travel faster uphill
c)
travel fastest in still days
d)
are always classified as a man made disaster
14.
The phone number of Police
a)
911
b)
0266767355
c)
000
d)
0266722340
15.
The phone number of Murwillumbah SES is
a)
000
b)
911
c)
1800 CRIME STOPPERS
d)
0266767355
16.
Smoke alarms are a good safety device because
a)
when asleep people smell smoke quickly
b)
if you have a smoke detector you do not need an extinguisher
c)
sleeping people do not use their sense of smell
d)
smoke detectors only work at night
17.
Smoke alarms are not put in the kitchen because
a)
steam would set it off
b)
smoke from burnt toast and steam will set it off
c)
there are no fires in kitchens
d)
kitchens have water to put out any fire
18.
Back burning reduces the damage bushfires do because
a)
they remove the source of fuel
b)
the fires extinguish each other
c)
the heat of the back burn destroys the main fire
d)
it makes sure that no vegetation grows
19.
The energy transfer that occurs when vegetation burns is
a)
chemical to kinetic
b)
chemical to heat and light
c)
light to heat
d)
mechanical to heat
20.
Every fire requires
a)
fuel
b)
oxygen
c)
ignition temperature
d)
all of the above
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