WorksheetsNatural Hazards
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
A forecast is
an estimate about what happened in the past
a prediction of past events
a claim about probability of an event occuring
Where do MOST Earthquakes occur?
in the middle of plates
at or near plate boundaries
near mountains
along coastlines
How often an event occurs over a measured time period is _______?
risk
impact
frequency
hazard
According to the data in the image, the city least likely to experience a snow hazard in the future is
Escanaba, more snowfall
Traverse City, more snowfall
Escanaba, less snowfall
Traverse City, less snowfall
When you compare earthquakes in Michigan and California, California experiences...
less often, high frequency
more often, low frequency
more often, high frequency
less often, low frequency
When natural hazards occur at a high frequency, their severity will often be low.
True, example Michigan earthquakes
False, exampleTexas tornadoes
False, New York Hurricances
True, California earthqaukes
This is a convergent boundary, what can occur at these locations? Choose all that apply.
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mountains
Trenches
This is a divergent boundary, what can occur at these locations? Choose all that apply.
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mountains
Trenches
This is a transform boundary, what can occur at these locations? Choose all that apply.
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mountains
Trenches
This is a convergent boundary, this is where....
Old rock is recycled back into the mantel
New rock is formed
Old rock is formed
New rock is recycled back into the mantel
Compare the ages of the crust (rock) at the divergent boundary.
The oldest rock is located at the boundary
The oldest rock is moving towards the boundary
The youngest rock is located on the boundary
The further from the boundary the rock is, the older it will be
Some hazards provide people more or less time to prepare. Rank the following hazards from most to least time to prepare for the hazard.
Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, flood
Hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake
Flood, Hurricane, earthquake, tornado
Tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood
An example of a flood zone could be an "100 year flood zone". this means that floods only happen every 100 years
True
False, it means there's a 1% chance each year
Typically, a lower flood zone compared to a higher flood zone will...
be furhter from a river and lower elevation
be closeer to the river and higher elevation
be furhter from a river and higher elevation
be closer to a river and lower elevation
City 1 is far from the plate boundaries while cities 2 and 3 are near the plate boundaries. Which places will experience frequent earthquakes?
City 1
City 2
City 3
What is the magnitude scale we use with hurricanes?
Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude category 1-5, increases with wind speed
Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude category 0-10, increases with wind speed
Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude EF 0-5, increases with wind speed
Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude category 1-5, increases with storm surge
