Natural Hazards and the Environment

What technologies currently exist to mitigate the effect of hurricanes?

• There is currently no technology 
• Build buildings in circles with surrounding walls 
• Build buildings out of renewable resources 
• Elevate buildings and cities; build flood walls 

Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 

• Volcanic Eruption 
• Cyclone
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 

• They are exactly the same 
• A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
• I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
• Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

Strange animal behavior, such as toads fleeing an area, could be an indicator that ____________ is about to occur. 

• a volcanic eruption 
• a tsunami
• a hurricane
• an earthquake

A seismograph can be used to measure and study what? 

• Volcanic eruptions
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis
• All of the above

Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard? 

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes
• Volcanoes and Tornados
• Hurricanes and Earthquakes
• Tsunamis and Hurricanes

A tiltmeter is a tool used to study what? 

• Tsunamis
• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Hurricanes

Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 

• True
• False

Reshaping new land, debris avalanches, destroyed forests, and death to many animals are all effects of what natural hazard? 

• Hurricane
• Earthquake
• Volcanic Eruption
• Tsunami

Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 

• Communities can be notified to evacuate 
• So that we can stop them from happening again 
• So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
• So that we can harness their power for renewable energy