Quiz: Natural Hazards

Which one of these natural hazards can be forecasted?

• Severe Weather
• Earthquakes
• Wildfires
• Landslides

Satellite imagery, seismographs and sonar equipment can all be used to

• Predict the movement of infectious disease
• Monitor the changes to the earth's crust which might lead to a natural hazard.
• Mitigate the effects of flooding.
• Prevent wildfire

Maps and other data can help us

• to look for patterns in natural disasters.
• To record what is happening at any given time on our planet.
• To look for changes from year to year.
• All of the above.

Scientists can predict exactly when a natural hazards (volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, earthquakes) will occur.

• True
• False

The main cause of drought, wildfires and super storms is

• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis
• Plate tectonics
• Climate change

How have humans learned to live and survive in areas where natural hazards occur?

• They have adapted buildings and structures to withstand the hazard.
• They have put up large walls to keep the hazard out.
• They use more renewable energy to reduce how severe the hazards are.
• They don't really care and just live there anyway.

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
• Orlando, Florida
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Topeka, Kansas

Some natural hazards can lead to other natural hazards occurring. An example of this is

• A drought leading to a wildfire
• A storm leading to a mudslide
• An earthquake leading to a tsunami
• All of the above

A natural disaster is different than a natural hazard because

• A natural disaster causes property damage, injury, or death.
• A natural disaster is the same as a hazard, but it is smaller.