Natural Disasters & Technology

Environmental problems that are caused or created as a direct result of human activity are called

• Human-made Disasters

• Natural Disasters

• Everyday Disasters

• All of these

Environmental problems/tragedies that occur which are outside of the control of humans are called

• Human-made Disasters

• Natural Disasters

• Everyday Disasters

• All of these

Which of the following are examples of a natural disaster?

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• All of these

• None of these

Which of the following are examples of a human-made disasters?

• Acid Rain

• Global Warming

• Pollution

• All of these

• None of these

Often, technological solutions and systems are developed to reduce, prevent or eliminate environmental problems.

• True

• False

Many times existing technologies are not used to identify and examine the extent of a problem in order to develop alternative solutions.

• True

• False

Decisions to develop technologies often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with each other. What is this called? Choose the best answer.

• A difficult choice

• A problem

• An Impact

• None of these

Which of the following forms of technology was created to help monitor, predict or prevent environmental disasters?

• Seismic Detection Systems

• Impact Resistant Windows

• Desalination Systems

• All of these

• None of these

Communities often have to rebuild after an environmental disaster due to the depletion or contamination of their non-renewable resources.

• True

• False

Salisbury Middle School celebrated Spirit Week this week. What is today's theme?

• Animal Planet

• Throwback Thursday

• Superhero Day

• Disney Day

• None of these