WorksheetsFlood Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
__________________ has had the highest annual average fatality rate of all hazardous weather types in the United States over the last 30 years.
Drought/Heat
Tornadoes
Floods
Hurricanes
What plays a major role in flooding.
Geography
The season
air temperature
population
Which of the following areas experience flooding?
Deserts
Farms
Cities
all the above
What Flood prone area in the US is mostly topography induced?
Major river systems
Northern Rivers
Desert Southwest
Mountainous Regions
What flood prone area in the US has a tendency from t-storms must runoff as it can't be absorbed into the soil very quickly.
Major River Systems
Coastal Flooding
Northern Rivers
Desert Southwest
This flood prone area has a tendency for hurricanes and gulf lows.
Coastal
Desert Southwest
MountainRegions
Northern Rivers
This flood prone area has a tendency for ice jams in the Spring.
Coastal
Major River Systems
Northern Rivers
Mountainous Regions
This flood prone area in the US has large, flat flood plains.
Northern Rivers
Mountainous Regions
Major River Systems
Coastal flooding
What month does coastal flooding typically occur?
Jan.
July
Feb.
March
Coverage of Coastal flooding usually
contained to small areas
lasts for a couple of hours or a day.
covers the entire half of the US
can cover large regions like the size of a large state.
The duration of coastal floods can last
minutes
several weeks
years
a day
What is the most costly flood?
widespread
coastal
flash floods
What is the most deadliest type of flooding?
Coastal
Flash floods
Widespread
These floods develop slowly
coastal
flash floods
widespread
This type of flooding primarily affects coastal property
Coastal
Widespread
Flash flooding
How many inches of water does it take to wash a truck away?
6
8
12
24
How many inches of water does it take to wash you away?
6
8
12
20
Flooding occurs in every state across the US
True
False
Flooding is one of the most deadly weather phenomena.
True
False
It takes 5 feet of water to wash away a full size vehicle.
True
False
Which of the following regions is most prone to coastal flooding?
Topeka, KS
New Orleans, LA
Phoenix, AZ
St. Louis, MO
Which of the following regions is most prone to widespread flooding?
Topeka, KS
New Orlean, LA
Phoenix, AZ
St. Louis, MO
Which of the following regions is most prone to flash flooding?
Topeka, KS
New Orleans, LA
Phoenix, AZ
St. Louis, MO
Which instrument helps meteorologists measure precipitation intensity and 1 hour rainfall totals?
Satellite
Rain Gauge
River height gauge
Doppler radar
These flooding events happen in just a few hours.
Coastal Flooding
Widespread Flooding
Flash Flooding
These types of floods generally occur from March to September.
Flash Floods
Coastal Floods
Widespread Floods
What is the famous motto when it comes to flood safety?
Into each life some rain must fall
Turn around, don't drown!
You pray for rain, but you must deal with the mud too. That's a part of it
Learn how to swim
El Nino/La NIna is associated with what type of flooding?
Flash Flooding
Coastal Flooding
Widespread Flooding
These floods are extremely difficult to predict in advance.
Widespread floods
Coastal floods
Flash floods
These floods are very predictable but inevitable. The Hydrological Prediction center uses a vast network of river gauges to help predict this type of flood
Widespread floods
Coastal floods
Flash floods
These floods can be predicted 1-7 days in advance by the National Hurricane Center,
Widespread floods
Coastal floods
Flash floods
Based on the reflectivity of this radar, the area next to number 1 is experiencing
No precipitation
Light precipitation
Heavy precipitation with probability of hail
Moderate precipitation
Area 2 shown by Doppler Radar is at 20 DBZ. What does this indicate?
Light precipitation
Heavy precipitation with possibility of hail
thunder and lightning
You're an experienced climber visiting a canyon in Utah during the Spring. If you were hiking through a deep canyon in Utah and the rising waters of a flash flood came barreling through, what would be your best option to survive?
Run for the canyon exit
Climb up the canyon wall and get to higher ground
Try to swim in the flash flood
In the future, which of the following is very unlikely?
There will be an increased chance of flash flooding and coastal inundation.
Flood risk will increase due to population growth and urbanisation.
Improvements in flood forecasting and warning technologies will reduce the impacts of floods.
We will be able to eliminate the risk of flooding.
What kind of material would be impervious?
Grass
Loss gravel
topsoil
concrete
Name the weather instrument in the picture used by the USGS to measure river and stream flooding.
Giant Ruler
Thermometer
Barometer
Flood Gauge
What is the probability that a 500-year flood will occur next year?
2%
0.2%
200%
20%
What is a training thurnderstorm?
Several storms that line up and repeatedly produce immense amounts of precipitation in one area.
A single storm that looks like a train
Any storm that causes widespread flooding
A storm that signals the official start of thunderstorm season
You see this water in front of you and you need to get to school. Do you
Turn around don't drown
Drive through it
Get out and swim across
Try to jump it
