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Worksheets13.1 Natural hazards
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Which of the following is a way a wildfire can form?
When someone knocks over a tree.
When someone breaks too many sticks.
When someone leaves their fire unattended.
When leaves suddenly catch aflame.
How can earthquakes harm plants?
By destroying their roots and knocking them over
By making lakes rise and over-water them
Making them grow so big that its unhealthy
What is a way we can predict a natural hazard?
By using homemade technology
Satellite and computer technology.
listening for sounds
By making up your own conclusions
How can choosing where you live determine whether natural disasters will happen less or more?
Sometimes moving into a house can suddenly cause a rise in natural disaster activity.
The less things there are seemingly signifying a natural disaster, the more likely and unexpected a natural disaster is.
Fault lines, often high rising waters, a dam, or dormant volcano might be around. Causing hazards to happen frequently.
The news can always determine whether or not an area is safe to live or not.
Which of the following could cause a wildfire naturally?
A lightning strike
Unattended campfire without a metal fire pit.
Ongoing fire works
Leaving a grill on without anyone near
What do earthquakes often happen on?
A very wet or watered surface (crop grounds, farmland, etc.)
A street or plane that usually has a lot of built up weight on it.
A very hot surface of the ground
fault lines
Which of the following natural hazards are formed by tectonic plates?
Floods
Hurricanes
Volcanos
Blizzards.
Where is the best place to be when you can't get away from a tsunami?
An underground bunker
at the base of the tsunami so it cant hit you
Speeding as fast as you can in your car away from the tsunami
High but sturdy ground
What are some supplies that can prepare you for a volcano ?
Emergency rations plus water, Eye protection, respiratory protection, first aid kit
Notebook, pet rations, camera, thermometer
Shovel, Extra coats and mittens, gasoline
Where should you go to protect yourself from an earthquake when you're outside?
Go to any large bodies of water.
A clearing without many landlines, trees, or buildings.
Go into the nearest but tallest building
Get in your car and start to drive to your local hospital
What is an example of a weather related natural disaster?
Volcanos
Tornado
earthquakes
Grease fire
What is the natural disaster most often related to human activity?
Wildfire
Flood
Drought
Heat waves
What is one of the safest places to be during a wildfire in the local area.
As long as you're underground and underneath the fire. (at most 2 feet)
A closed off room to prevent smoggy air from coming in, but also a very far and safe distance away from the fire.
A house that is blocked off well in the center of the fire
A tent a few meters away from the recovering fire.
Which of these points would probably be the safest during a flood?
C
B
A
D
What is the best option when your inside during a blizzard?
Stay inside and off the roads and try to follow local news
Try to travel down the mountain when its calmest but still ongoing
Go outside for the entirety of the day searching for internet connection
Sleep through the whole thing and camp outside.
What measurement is used to measure the damage of an earthquake?
EF scale
Magnolosis scale
Magnitude
Explostivity index
What natural hazards are the easiest to predict?
Hurricane
Earthquakes
Flood
Wildfire
What is a natural disaster that can have a lasting impact on the air quality?
Tsunami
Blizzard
Flood
Volcanoes
What is something that usually causes flooding?
Drought
Hailstorm
Heavy rainfall
Lava lakes
