Natural Hazards

What is a Natural Hazard?

• An environmental situation that has the potential to impact societies and human environment.

• The process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change.

• Materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people's needs.

• The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the Earth.

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Which of the following is an example of a natural hazard?

• Car accident

• Building collapse

• Tornado

• Computer virus

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Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

• Flood

• Traffic Jam

• Forest Fire

• Hurricane

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Can Natural Hazards be predicted?

• True

• False

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How can scientists predict some natural hazards, like tornadoes and hurricanes?

• By using advanced technology, computer models, and data from satellites

• By asking animals for predictions
• By flipping a coin and guessing
• By reading tea leaves

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Why is it important to study natural hazards?

• To predict the stock market.

• To improve safety and reduce the impact on human lives and property.

• Only for academic interest, without practical applications.

• To understand the weather patterns of other planets.

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What role do humans play in worsening natural hazards?

• By contributing to climate change, which can increase the frequency and intensity of some natural hazards.

• Humans have no impact on natural hazards; they are entirely natural events.

• By predicting them accurately, humans can prevent natural hazards from occurring.

• Humans can control natural hazards through advanced technology.

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