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Nataural Hazards Part 1

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Question 20

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Tom Holland built a house next to the coast of Tahiti. Yesterday, Tom's house was completely ripped apart. The helocopter that was tracking the hurricane that ripped apart Tom's home was going the same wind speed as the hurricane, 121 miles per hour. What category hurricane was the hurricane that ripped apart Tom Hollands home according to the Saffir-Simpson Scale above?

Category 5

Category 3

Category 1

Category 2

Category 4

Question 1

1.

Natural Hazards may negatively effect humans

False

True

Question 2

2.

What are some natural hazards that are a result of things happening on the interior of the earth? <Selct the 2 answers that apply>

According to paragraph 2 sentence 2, Earthquakes are caused by interior processes. 

According to paragraph 3, sentence 6, Tsunami's are caused by interior processes

According to sentence 2 of the second paragraph, volcanic eruptions occur form processes inside the eath's interior. 

According to sentence 7 of paragraph 8, Hurricanes are aused by interior processes

Question 3

3.

What are some natural hazards that are a result of things happening on the surface of the earth? <Selct the 3 answers that apply>

According to sentence 2 of paragraph 2, avalanches are caused by things happening on the earth's surface

According to sentence 2 of paragraph 2, Tsunami's are caused by surface processes

According to sentence 2 of paragraph 2, floods are caused by things happening on the earth's surface

According to sentence 2 of the second paragraph, volcanic eruptions occur form processes inside the eath's interior. 

According to paragraph 2 sentence 2, Landslide are caused by surface processes. 

According to sentence 7 of paragraph 8, Hurricanes are aused by interior processes

Question 4

4.

Which of these is not an atmospheric hazard

Tornadoe

flooding

Tsunami

hurricane

Question 5

5.

What is a catastophe?

A cat that cannot climb trees

An extremely destructive event

An accident that was actually on purpose

Question 6

6.

According to paragraph 4 sentence 3, can catastrophic events occur anywhere? <select the best answer>

Yes, they can happen anywhere but they are also more likely to occur in some areas more than others. 

Yes, they can happen 

No, they are more likely to occur in some areas more than others

Question 7

7.

What is the most common natural hazard?

A hurricane

A landslide

A drought

A flood

A tornadoe

A tsunami

Question 8

8.

According to paragraph 5, In which instances could a flood occur? <Select the 2 answers that apply>

If more rain falls or snow melts than than the ground can absorb

If more rain fall and snow melts than a pond, river, or stream can hold

If an earthquake occurs in the region

If the fire in a wildfire burns up all the trees

Question 9

9.

What does the word excess means from paragraph 5 sentence 5

extra

scarce

limited respurce

little

Question 10

10.

Where do hurricane storms form

Over warm ocean water

Over cold ocean water

Question 11

11.

Warm air rises and cool are sinks according to convection

True

False

Question 12

12.

What does warm moist air remove that creates an area of low pressure as hurricanes form?

Sunlight

some of the air near the surface of the ocean water

soil

water

Question 13

13.

Why does more warm air continue to rise?

because more warm ocean water evaporates

because humidity of the air causes complete saturation

because of the oxygen level in the atmosphere

Question 14

14.

Warm air rising and cooling over and over in a hurricane occurs like a _______ and this continues to build the hurricane!!!

cycle

fire

river

Question 15

15.

Moisture in the air creates what as it cools

clouds

speed

humdity

adjusted winds

Question 16

16.

What is the center of a hurricane called?

the elbow

the knee

the show

the eye

Question 17

17.

On land, a hurricane is no longer powered by __________ so it slowly weakens

evaporating seawater

air

temperature

pressure

Question 18

18.

What types of damages can hurricanes cause? <Select all the apply>

Intense winds and rainfall can damage homes, buildings, trees, and powerlines

Storm surges caused by winds/pressure from the hurricane over the ocean can flood the coast and cause erosion

Sand can be carried away from the beaches, which erodes and damages the coast

Hurricanes can shrink matter

Question 19

19.

How do scientists classify hurricanes? <select all that apply>

by their wind speed

be the number of tornadoes in a hurricane

by the amount of human deaths

by the damage the hurricane causes