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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30secs
What is the gap that a field should be stripped in order to prevent a fire from jumping?
At least 2 feet
At least 5 feet
At least 10 feet
At least 60 feet
How long should the gap between forested areas be stripped to prevent fires from jumping?
About 10 feet
About 30 feet
About 50 feet
About 60 feet
What level do Earthquakes get measured to?
1
5
10
15
Do wildfires start completely naturally?
Yes
No
I don't Know
I give up and don't want bonus
By what means to we prevent an avalanche?
Explosives
Have someone walk on them
Have an individual ski on them
Trained animals to roar loud enough to cause the earthquake
What commonly occurs with a drought?
Dust storms
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Avalanches
What volcano is said to produce the loudest sound ever?
Krakatoa
Pompei
Mt. Saint Helens
Mt. Fuji
What is the most economic choice for Tsunami protection?
Dunes
A big wall
Wave barriers
Elevating beach houses, hotels, and all buildings
What is an aftershock of the earthquake caused by?
Aftershocks are just figments of imagination they do not actually exist
The original waves of vibration reflect off of a barrier or edge of a tectonic plate and resonate back towards the original location
The original wave sits in one location and vibrates continuously to create what seems like two shocks
Additional large scale vibrations are sent through the ground by multiple plate shifts occurring repeatedly
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells....
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun
It is to ride
On a one horse, open sleigh....
What is the largest flood of all time?
The yellow river flood (1887)
The Johnstown flood
The Great Bay Floot
The other yellow river flood (1934)
What is the process that creates a Tsunami?
A big wall of water that starts at the earthquake site and moves towards the shore staying the same size during the whole process
Multiple big waves that crash long before they reach the shore
A vibrational wave moving from the deep to the shallows, forced to get higher by the ocean floor
Multiple waves that are just water so they are of no danger to humans
What is the idea that we used to build the best textbook buildings possible?
Cross-section and support structures
Pendulum Power
Floating Foundation
High compression and tension only
What is NOT a danger with avalanches?
Suffacation
Hypothermia
Injured by the snow wall
Being disoriented under the snow
Overheating due to the snow insulating your body well
What scale are tornadoes rated on?
Fujikara Scale
Fajita Scale
Fujita Scale
Just labeled 1-5, it is not named.
