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Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
What natural disaster happens in the Midwest?
a)
tornadoes
b)
hurricanes
c)
earthquakes
d)
tsunamis
2.
What is a leader stroke of lightening?
a)
When the lightening comes from the ground
b)
When the lightening comes from the cloud
3.
What is a return stroke of lightening?
a)
When it comes up from the ground back to the cloud.
b)
When it stays in the ground.
4.
True or False:
The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is under a tree.
The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is under a tree.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Storm clouds form when...
a)
warm humid rises then cools
b)
hot air rises then cools
6.
What is precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
hail
d)
All of these
7.
What is hypothermia?
a)
Hypothermia is a condition when your body temperature is very low.
b)
Hypothermia is a condition when your body temperature is very high.
8.
True or False:
Snow, Ice, Cold Temperatures, and Winter Flooding are all apart of Winter Storms.
Snow, Ice, Cold Temperatures, and Winter Flooding are all apart of Winter Storms.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Exposure to frostbite can cause...
a)
Frostbite
b)
Hypothermia
c)
Both
10.
Are most tornadoes a short or long period of time?
a)
Short
b)
Long
11.
Tornadoes form during...
a)
Thunderstorms
b)
Winter Storms
c)
Summer Storms
12.
True or False:
A Supercell is a type of thunderstorm that creates a tornado.
A Supercell is a type of thunderstorm that creates a tornado.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Tornadoes are measured by the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is the most dangerous type of tornado?
a)
EF 4
b)
EF5
c)
EF1
d)
EF7
14.
True or False:
A hurricane is a tropical storm that forms over the ocean.
A hurricane is a tropical storm that forms over the ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Hurricanes can also be known as:
a)
Typhoons
b)
Cyclonic Storms
c)
Both
16.
How is the eye of a hurricane described?
a)
Cold
b)
Calm
c)
Crazy
d)
Weird
17.
Hurricanes are measured by categories; a Category 1 is between
a)
70-90 mph
b)
74-95 mph
c)
30-50 mph
d)
65-100 mph
18.
True or False:
A flood is when land can’t hold any more water.
A flood is when land can’t hold any more water.
a)
False
b)
True
19.
What is a levee?
a)
A levee is an embankment built on a rivers edge.
b)
A levee is an embankment built on a beach shore.
20.
Sand dunes and sea walls are
a)
Towers built at the shore
b)
Walls built on the shore
c)
Things to climb
21.
True or False:
There are different types of avalanches, the ones that we know are called slab avalanches.
There are different types of avalanches, the ones that we know are called slab avalanches.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What three variables are important to keep an eye out for an avalanche?
a)
terrain, snow pack, weather
b)
terrain, snow pack, temperature
23.
At what measurement can avalanches only occur?
a)
20 ° and 50 °
b)
35 ° and 60 °
c)
25 ° and 55 °
d)
25 ° and 60 °
24.
Viscoelastic means:
a)
Properties of liquid
b)
Properties of solid
c)
Both
25.
What natural disaster are we experiencing now?
a)
A drought
b)
An earthquake
c)
A flood
d)
A tornado
26.
True or False:
A drought can destroy an entire ecosystem.
A drought can destroy an entire ecosystem.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
A drought is an immense lack of:
a)
sun
b)
water
c)
dirt
d)
oil
28.
True or False:
The snowpack can affect how bad a drought can be.
The snowpack can affect how bad a drought can be.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
True or False:
The hypocenter is the last place where pressure releases.
The hypocenter is the last place where pressure releases.
a)
False
b)
True
30.
The San Andreas Fault is in:
a)
New York
b)
Nevada
c)
California
d)
Oregon
31.
What are earthquakes measured by?
a)
The Richter Scale
b)
The Earthquake Scale
32.
The Ring of Fire is where there is a lot of seismic activity that causes
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Both
33.
True or False:
All wildfires are dangerous.
All wildfires are dangerous.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
What is the Fire Triangle composed of?
a)
1) Oxygen 2) Heat 3) Fuel
b)
1) Hydrogen 2) Heat 3) Fuel
35.
How much of the air is oxygen?
a)
20%
b)
25%
c)
21%
d)
22%
36.
True or False:
Fires can help ecosystems renew.
Fires can help ecosystems renew.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
When fires are intentionally lit, they are called…
a)
Uncontrolled burns
b)
Purpose burns
c)
Controlled burns
38.
How many eruptions happen in a year?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
55
d)
95
39.
The _____ holds 75% of all the worlds volcanoes.
a)
Ring of Water
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Ring of Heat
d)
Ring of Volcanoes
40.
True or False:
Pyroclastic Flow is a deadly ash cloud that can travel up to 80 mph.
Pyroclastic Flow is a deadly ash cloud that can travel up to 80 mph.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
When the __________ reaches the surface it’s called ___________.
a)
magma; lava
b)
lava; magma
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