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WorksheetsDroughts/Dust Storms
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a drought?
When the sun kills all of the plants on a farm
Too much water and rainfall hitting a certain area
A long period of dry weather with low rainfall
Dust storms strong winds that carry dust, soil and sand over a large area in a form of a cloud.
True
False
Where in this picture is a drought or dust storm most likely to occur?
North
Southwest
East
What does this picture represent?
One impact of drought
Too much fuel in one place
A storm
A campfire
What are the processes involved with drought?
Lack of Rainfall
Surface water flow
Human Impact
Global Warning
All of the above
How is climate change expected to affect drought?
(Select the correct answers. There are multiple)
If another place is receiving heavy snowfall
When climate change shifts
The timing and distribution of rain of other regions
Do you think these crops been effected by drought?
Yes
No
In extreme circumstances, drought could kill a person.
True
False
Select the social impacts of drought? (Select the correct answers. There are multiple)
Anxiety/depression
Heat stroke
Health problems over poor water quality
Risk of forest fire and range fires
How can scientists predict droughts?
Monitoring of rainfall, water flow and soil moisture
Check the humidity outside
Measuring the water in a lake
Checking the weather app for rain
How can we properly warn people of droughts?
A news video
A siren
A drought early warning system
Over the radio
How many types of drought are there?
1
2
3
4
What are economic impacts of droughts? (Select the correct answers. There are multiple)
Farmers have to spend money to for irragate crops/droll new wells
Business in water recreations close down
Reduced incomes
People might have to pay more for food
What type of pressure system causes droughts?
High pressure
Low pressure
Which of the following is a big drought stricken period?
The Californian drought
New Mexico drought
Hurricane Katrina
Arizona drought
How is climate change expected to affect drought?
(Select the correct answers. There are multiple)
If another place is receiving heavy snowfall
When climate change shifts
The timing and distribution of rain of other regions
