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Disaster Management

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

a)

Bhopal Gas Tragedy

b)

Rockslide

c)

Earthquake

d)

cyclone

2.

What is the first step in case of an earthquake?

a)

run towards the open space

b)

Drop Cover Hold

c)

start crawling on your elbows

d)

shut all the doors and windows

3.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

A red letter day

b)

A bad thing caused by a bad person

c)

An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

d)

An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

4.

What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Hurricanes

5.

What is the Richter Scale?

a)

A system of measuring the wind

b)

A system of measuring the depth of the ocean

c)

A system of measuring the height of volcanoes

d)

A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes

6.
A natural hazard occurs when natural physical processes become...
a)
dormant and inactive.
b)
extreme and unpredictable.
c)
scary!
d)
faster than usual. 
7.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Landslide

b)

Windstorm

c)

Tsunami

d)

Flood

8.

Which is a man made disaster

a)

Weapons

b)

Flood

c)

Cyclone

d)

Volcana

9.

Expansion of NDRF

a)

National Disaster Reserve Force

b)

National Disaster Relief Force

c)

National Disaster Response Force

d)

National Disaster Relief Fund

10.
What is a flash flood?
a)
A sophisticated flood
b)
Power lines fallen in flood waters
c)
A deep flood
d)
A flood that happens fast with little warning
11.
Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean; causes massive flooding, a change in landscape, and a decrease in population 
a)
Tsunami
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic Eruption
12.

Which one among the following is NOT a characteristic feature of disaster?

a)

Suddenness

b)

Unexpectedness

c)

Significant destruction

d)

long term planning

13.
Which of the following is NOT considered a natural phenomena
a)
Earthquake
b)
Landslide
c)
Oil Spill
d)
Tornado
14.
What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides?
a)
gravity
b)
ice
c)
wind
d)
temperature
15.
Which of the following does not cause a landslide
a)
Heavy Rain
b)
Removal of Vegetation 
c)
Vibrations 
d)
Shouting on top of a slope
16.
Dislodging of rock fall from a steep slope or cliff
a)
Rockfall
b)
Rockslide
c)
Slump
d)
Creep
17.

What are effects of landslides? Tick all answers that are correct.

a)

They create big waves

b)

They can destroy houses and roads

c)

They can hurt people and animals

d)

They can cause a fire

18.

What can we do to protect us from floods? Check all correct answers.

a)

Build walls/dikes/levees to stop the water

b)

Build canals to let the water flow away faster

c)

Build caves to hide

d)

Let the flood destroy our city

19.

What can we do to protect us from landslides? Check all correct answers

a)

Plant trees and plants so the soil and the rocks do not get loose easily.

b)

Build a big net on the hill to keep the soil and rocks in place.

c)

Use explosions to scare the mountains.

d)

Live in an airplane so the landslide can not reach us.

20.
What is a Landslide?
a)
A movement of snow and ice down a mountain.
b)
A movements of rock and mud down a slope when the slope cannot support its own weight.
c)
A large slide for children that can be attached to land.
d)
The aftereffects of an Earthquake.
21.
Earthquakes and volcanoes can cause a landslide
a)
False
b)
True
22.

The instrument that measures the wind speed in a cyclone is

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Ammeter

23.

Where does the air move in a CYCLONE?

a)

Upwards

b)

Downwards

24.

What type of weather does a CYCLONE bring?

a)

Clear and calm

b)

Stormy

25.

The oceans are getting warmer. Will this INCREASE or DECREASE the power of cyclones?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

26.

Which among the following is NOT a cause of flood?

a)

Construction of buildings in a flood plain

b)

Planting more trees

c)

Heavy rainfall

d)

Paving roads and parking areas

27.

A 10-year flood at any point in a stream is that discharge of water which may be expected to occur on average once in ____________

a)

10 years

b)

11 years

c)

1 year

d)

100 years

28.

Pettmudi diasaster(2020) was a

a)

Flood

b)

Tsunami

c)

Landslide

29.

Mark the incorrect cause of flooding

a)

Overflow

b)

Accumulation

c)

Cropping

d)

Urbanization

30.

Landslides are also called

mass wasting or mass movement. True or False

a)

True

b)

False