Natural Disasters Test PART 1 Question Preview (ID: 56477)


The Test Over These Natural Disasters Will Be On Wednesday, 3/23. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which type of drought occurs after a long period without rain?
a) meteorological
b) agricultural
c) hydrological
d) systematical

Which of the following is NOT a way a wildfire can start?
a) lightning
b) volcanic eruption
c) humans
d) tsunami

Droughts develop
a) over a long period of time
b) over a matter of days
c) when conditions are too wet
d) after severe storms

How many earthquakes occur each year?
a) 200
b) 2,000
c) 20,000
d) 200,000

Which of the following is NOT a type of drought?
a) meteorological
b) agricultural
c) hydrological
d) systematical

The place above the hypocenter in an earthquake is called the
a) epicenter
b) hypercenter
c) ectocenter
d) hippocenter

When this breaks, the force of water behind it can cause an overflow or flood.
a) bridge
b) Kit Kat bar
c) dam
d) fault zone

In the US, floods typically happen between
a) Spring and Fall
b) Summer and Fall
c) Winter and Spring
d) Spring and Summer

Which of the following is NOT a type of flood?
a) flash
b) rapid onset
c) storm surge
d) hydrological

Lightning can be seen before hearing thunder because
a) they go in alphabetical order
b) the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound
c) lightning happens first
d) the speed of sound is faster than the speed of light

Lightning is formed when
a) negative and positive charges meet
b) clouds crash together
c) Harry Potter plays Quidditch
d) positive charges repel

Thunderstorms normally form in what type of conditions?
a) dry and cold
b) dry and hot
c) humid and hot
d) humid and cold

Which two careers study the wind speed damage after a tornado?
a) cosmotologists and chemical engineers
b) teachers and principals
c) meteorologists and structural engineers
d) meteorologists and cosmotologists

The fastest recorded tornado had winds up to
a) 318 mph
b) 208mph
c) 308 mph
d) 218 mph

The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used to
a) measure the timing of a tornado
b) measure the size and strength of tornadoes
c) measure the size and strength of a hurricane
d) measure the rotation of a tornado

WHich of the following natural disasters can NOT occur in Illinois?
a) hurricane
b) tornado
c) earthquake
d) severe storm

Another name for natural disasters is
a) natural phenomenon
b) extraterrestrial phenomenon
c) natural instinct
d) instinctual phenomenon

This type of wildfire can burn for years
a) crown
b) surface
c) ground
d) canopy

WIldfires can be detected by
a) fire towers
b) fire alarms
c) smoke detectors
d) carbon monoxide detectors

What two locations close to the US have the greatest risk of tsunamis?
a) Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
b) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea
d) Baltic Sea and Caribbean Sea

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