WorksheetsWRS Natural Hazards
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 29mins
This map shows tornado activity in the United States between 1950 and 1998. Based on the data provided by this map, which of the following cities would be most likely to experience a tornado with a rating of F3 or greater in the next year?
Phoenix, Arizona
Topeka, Kansas
Orlando, Florida
Columbia, South Carolina
Humans can reduce the effects of natural hazards by
by identifying and avoiding high-risk locations
by improving construction methods where they live
by developing warning systems
All of the above (choose this if ALL are correct and not the others)
Chain of events that cause a tsunami
Underwater (Event) Earthquake or Volcanic Eruption.
A wave (bumping up from event) forms 2-3 meters high.
As the wave moves to shallow waters the wave becomes taller.
Water recedes from shoreline.
First wave hits the shore with the most energy while others will continue for hours later.
Where does hurricane Ian hit as a category 4 hurricane?
Mexico
South Carolina
Western Florida
Louisana
What part of a hurricane is where the most violent winds and heaviest rainfall are?
Eye Wall
Eye
Rainbands
Tornadoes
The ring of fire is where the pacific plate meets other tectonic plates at a tectonic plate boundary. What are the risks living on the shores of the Ring of Fire? (Select all that apply)
Blizzards
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
This map shows where earthquakes have been detected in the past 10 years. Many earthquakes have been detected in the area of the earth that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. Which claim best supports why earthquakes are common in this area?
Earthquakes cause cracks in the tectonic plates
Earthquakes only occur in the middle of a tectonic plate
Tectonic plates break apart at fault lines
Plate movements cause earthquakes near plate boundaries
