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Natural Disasters

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the gap that a field should be stripped in order to prevent a fire from jumping?

a)

At least 2 feet

b)

At least 5 feet

c)

At least 10 feet

d)

At least 60 feet

2.

How long should the gap between forested areas be stripped to prevent fires from jumping?

a)

About 10 feet

b)

About 30 feet

c)

About 50 feet

d)

About 60 feet

3.

What level do Earthquakes get measured to?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

15

4.

Do wildfires start completely naturally?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't Know

d)

I give up and don't want bonus

5.

By what means to we prevent an avalanche?

a)

Explosives

b)

Have someone walk on them

c)

Have an individual ski on them

d)

Trained animals to roar loud enough to cause the earthquake

6.

What commonly occurs with a drought?

a)

Dust storms

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Avalanches

7.

What volcano is said to produce the loudest sound ever?

a)

Krakatoa

b)

Pompei

c)

Mt. Saint Helens

d)

Mt. Fuji

8.

What is the most economic choice for Tsunami protection?

a)

Dunes

b)

A big wall

c)

Wave barriers

d)

Elevating beach houses, hotels, and all buildings

9.

What is an aftershock of the earthquake caused by?

a)

Aftershocks are just figments of imagination they do not actually exist

b)

The original waves of vibration reflect off of a barrier or edge of a tectonic plate and resonate back towards the original location

c)

The original wave sits in one location and vibrates continuously to create what seems like two shocks

d)

Additional large scale vibrations are sent through the ground by multiple plate shifts occurring repeatedly

10.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells....

a)

Jingle all the way.

b)

Oh what fun

c)

It is to ride

d)

On a one horse, open sleigh....

11.

What is the largest flood of all time?

a)

The yellow river flood (1887)

b)

The Johnstown flood

c)

The Great Bay Floot

d)

The other yellow river flood (1934)

12.

What is the process that creates a Tsunami?

a)

A big wall of water that starts at the earthquake site and moves towards the shore staying the same size during the whole process

b)

Multiple big waves that crash long before they reach the shore

c)

A vibrational wave moving from the deep to the shallows, forced to get higher by the ocean floor

d)

Multiple waves that are just water so they are of no danger to humans

13.

What is the idea that we used to build the best textbook buildings possible?

a)

Cross-section and support structures

b)

Pendulum Power

c)

Floating Foundation

d)

High compression and tension only

14.

What is NOT a danger with avalanches?

a)

Suffacation

b)

Hypothermia

c)

Injured by the snow wall

d)

Being disoriented under the snow

e)

Overheating due to the snow insulating your body well

15.

What scale are tornadoes rated on?

a)

Fujikara Scale

b)

Fajita Scale

c)

Fujita Scale

d)

Just labeled 1-5, it is not named.