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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review Game (Natural Hazards)
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?
tornado
landslide
earthquake
volcano
What is the most important criteria to consider for a design solution?
Alpha Criteria
Secondary Criteria
Primary Criteria
Mega Criteria
Science Vocabulary: What is the second most important criteria to consider for a design solution?
Secondary Criteria
Subsystem Criteria
Beta Criteria
Sub-primary Criteria
Science Scenarios: What are long periods without water or access to water in an area?
drought
flooding
wildfires
extreme heat
Science Scenarios: What causes the large number of earthquakes found in the area around the Pacific Plate?
The tectonic plates are colliding with subduction.
The tectonic plates are moving away with divergent ridges.
The tectonic plates in this area are sliding past each other with transform faults.
The plates are forming hotspots.
Where in the United States are the areas most at risk for hurricanes?
The Pacific West Coast
The Midwest/middle of the country
The Southeast (The Gulf of Mexico and Florida area)
The Northeast (The Great Lakes and New England)
Where in the United States are the areas at the LOWEST risk for winter storm hazards each year?
The Pacific West Coast
The Midwest/middle of the country
The Southeast (The Gulf of Mexico and Florida area)
The Northeast (The Great Lakes and New England)
Science Scenarios: Where in the United States are the areas with the most tornado watches per year?
The Pacific West Coast
The Midwest/middle of the country
The Southeast (The Gulf of Mexico and Florida area)
The Northeast (The Great Lakes and New England)
Science Scenarios: Where in the United States are the areas MOST LIKELY to experience increases in heatwaves over the next 50 years?
The Northeast (The Great Lakes and New England)
The Southwest and Texas
The Southeast (The Gulf of Mexico and Florida area)
The Midwest/middle of the country
Where in the United States are the areas MOST LIKELY to experience increases in floods over the next 50 years?
The Susquehanna River and Chesapeake River Basin (Northeast)
The Mississippi River Basin (Midwest)
The Colorado River Basin (Southwest)
The Pacific Northwest
Science Scenarios: Where in the United States are the areas LEAST LIKELY to experience an earthquake?
The West Coast
Alaska
The Southeast (Florida)
Hawaii
Science Scenarios: Where in the United States are the areas MOST LIKELY to experience increases in drought over the next 50 years?
The West Coast
The Midwest and Texas
The Southeast (Florida)
The Northeast (The Great Lakes and New England)
What should you do if you think a tsunami is coming?
Go to higher ground
Go to the beach
Find a boat
Hide in your house
As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get
bigger
smaller
stay the same
What is a tsunami?
A large storm with very high speed winds.
A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean
A large and powerful ocean wave
Any earthquake that causes significant damage
When a tsunami occurs, the bulge of water moves in what general pattern?
a straight line
circular pattern away from the epicenter
circular pattern toward the epicenter
random movements of multiple waves
What occurs when large amounts of water overflow onto land that is normally dry?
drought
wildfire
extreme heat
flooding
What is a period of high heat and humidity for at least 2–3 days?
drought
wildfire
extreme heat
flooding
What are long periods without water or access to water in an area?
drought
wildfire
extreme heat
flooding
the maximum distance a point on a waves movies from its resting (equilibrium) position
the length of the wave
how often the wave repeats
the height of the wave from crest to trough
What is a set of things or parts working together?
tradeoff
system
subsystem
criteria
What is a subsystem?
a series of tradeoffs
smaller systems that work together to meet the needs of the larger system
the second most important criteria to consider when solving a problem
the people that have an interest or concern for something
What are stakeholders?
a series of tradeoffs
smaller systems that work together to meet the needs of the larger system
the most important criteria to consider when solving a problem
the people that have an interest or concern for something
What uses a series of satellites, seismometers, buoys, and tsunameters located from the ocean floor to outer space?
DART A
DART II
ARROW II
LAWNDART III
Which picture below shows a recurved wall?
Which picture below shows rock armour?
Which picture below shows a submerged breakwater?
Which picture below shows a mangrove forest?
What type of communication system is represented by radios and sirens?
analog
digital
manual
computerized
What type of communication system is represented by cell phones and apps?
analog
digital
manual
computerized
A recurved wall prevents water from entering an area by ___.
redirecting the energy of the wave back into the ocean
scattering the energy of the wave in many direction
reducing the overall height of the wave prior to shore
redirecting the wave up instead of inward to land
A mangrove forest prevents water from entering an area by ___.
redirecting the energy of the wave back into the ocean
scattering the energy of the wave in many direction
reducing the overall height of the wave prior to shore
redirecting the wave up instead of inward to land
Rock armour prevents water from entering an area by ___.
redirecting the energy of the wave back into the ocean
scattering the energy of the wave in many direction
reducing the overall height of the wave prior to shore
redirecting the wave up instead of inward to land
A submerged breakwater prevents water from entering an area by ___.
redirecting the energy of the wave back into the ocean
scattering the energy of the wave in many direction
reducing the overall height of the wave prior to shore
redirecting the wave up instead of inward to land
What is the magnitude of an earthquake?
how much energy is released
how shallow or deep the earthquake occurs
the height the ocean floor moves upward
the height the ocean floor moves downward
What is the depth of an earthquake?
how much energy is released
how shallow or deep the earthquake occurs
the height the ocean floor moves upward
the height the ocean floor moves downward
In general, earthquakes with higher magnitudes tend to produce ___ tsunamis.
greater numbers and taller waves
greater numbers, but shorter waves
very few but taller waves when they occur
very few
In general, shallow earthquakes tend to produce ___ tsunamis.
greater numbers and some taller waves
greater numbers and only shorter waves
greater numbers and only taller waves
very few
Tsunami waves in the deep ocean often appear ____.
incredibly large and decrease in height as they approach shore
incredibly large and increase in height as they approach shore
normal or slightly bigger and decrease in height as they approach shore
normal or slightly bigger and increase in height as they approach shore
What is the tradeoff of early tsunami warnings after an earthquake?
The tsunami may not hit the warning areas, which leads to people ignoring future warnings.
People may miss it because they are grabbing cameras and cell phones.
The tsunami may grow bigger over time.
The warning signals are very expensive.
What is a way that meteorologists forecast and detect thunderstorms?
Satellites track clouds and their data and send that information to meteorologists and the National Weather Service.
The use of weather radios, Phone apps, TV, Radio, and
sirens
Add extra support to roofs and check to make sure sheds are bolted to the concrete.
Avoiding flooded roads
What is a way that meteorologists warn and communicate winter storms?
Satellites track clouds and their data and send that information to meteorologists and the National Weather Service.
The use of weather radios, Phone apps, TV, Radio, and
sirens
Add extra support to roofs and check to make sure sheds are bolted to the concrete.
Avoiding flooded roads.
What is a way to reduce damage from a hurricane?
Satellites track clouds and their data and send that information to meteorologists and the National Weather Service.
The use of weather radios, Phone apps, TV, Radio, and
sirens
Watches and warning are given for the storm.
Sandbags to prevent flooding.
