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WorksheetsCauses of Floods
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following words are natural disasters?
Flood
Earthquake
Airplane crash
Typhoon
Which of the following are included as causes for floods in the reading passage?
Melting snow
Poorly built roads
Large lakes
Droughts
How does deep snow cause flooding?
Freezing water causes flooding
Sudden warm temperatures combined with heavy rains causes flooding
Too much rain causes flooding
Melting snow causes flooding
A broken human-made dam is compared to what?
A broken ice dam
Overflowing
A tsunami
A tidal wave
Which of the following best describes how a frozen river can cause a flood?
The water behind the ice dam collects and when the dam breaks, it causes flooding upstream.
The ice in the river cracks into piecesthat eventually create a dam causing the water to overflow.
The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow.
The ice in the river melts too quickly and causes a flood.
How far can dam water travel when it is unleashed from a broken dam?
Tens of thousands of kilometres downstream
Thousands of kilometres
Tens of kilometres
Less than 10 kilometres
Why does saturated ground contribute to flooding problems?
It remains frozen
The ground forms a kind of dam
The ground is too hard, so the water runs off
The ground cannot absorb more moisture
What kinds of problems can floods cause?
The ability to predict floods
Death
Widespread damage
Destruction of plants and animals
What is the most common natural disaster?
Flood
Fire
Wind damage
Rain
How does melting snow cause problems related to flooding?
It makes the level of the river rise
It causes pieces of ice to block the river
It makes the water too cold
It makes the rivers run too fast
