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Floods

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Floods are overflows of large amounts of water onto land that is normally dry.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What type of flood is this?

a)

flash flood

b)

coastal flood

c)

river flood

3.

What type of flood is this?

a)

Coastal flood

b)

River flood

c)

Flash flood

4.

What type of flood is this?

a)

Flash flood

b)

River flood

c)

Coastal flood

5.

what are the natural sources of floodwater?

a)

rainfall, snowmelt ,underground water

b)

snowmelt, storm surge, glaciers

c)

storm surge, rainfall, snowmelt

d)

waterfall, storm surge, rainfall

6.

which is the correct order of rainfall intensity (from weak to strong)

a)

Thunderstorm, tropical storm, tropical cyclones

b)

Drizzle, shower, thunderstorm, tropical storm, tropical cyclone

c)

Drizzle, shower, tropical storm, thunderstorm, tropical cyclone

d)

Drizzle, heavy rain, thunderstorm, tropical cyclone

7.

An example of a storm with high intensity and prolonged rainfall is a ___________________

a)

tropical cyclone

b)

thunderstorm

c)

shower

d)

drizzle

8.

Snowmelt happens in temperate countries during_________________

a)

summer

b)

autumn

c)

winter

d)

spring

9.

This country has cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam that lies several metres below sea level.

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

Netherlands

d)

Italy

10.

Permeability of surface cover affects the speed of water that can infiltrate into the ground. List the following surface cover from least permeable to most permeable.

a)

concrete, clay, fine sand, gravel

b)

concrete, gravel, fine sand, clay

c)

concrete, clay, gravel, fine sand

d)

clay, fine sand, concrete, gravel