Prepare for Natural Hazards

What structure will help a building withstand an earthquake best? 

• A tall wooden building.

• A one-story brick building.

• A tall brick building.

• A short wooden building.

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Which of the following is not a way that can lessen the damage a hurricane can cause. 

• Build your house on high ground or on elevated platforms to prevent flooding.

• Floodwalls can be reinforced using permanent or temporary methods.

• Windows can be taped to prevent them from breaking into many dangerous pieces.

• Doors are left open to allow the wind to blow through buildings.

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To help prevent the risk of ________ workers will clear the dead wood and underbrush from a forest that is at risk.

• earthquake

• wildfire

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Which of the following might a lightning rod prevent?

• A flood

• A fire

• A earthquake

• A tornado

A ______ protects buildings and other structures from lightning strikes.

• Levee

• Lightning Rod

Which of the following is not a way that can lessen the damage a hurricane can cause?

• Floodwalls can be reinforced using permanent or temporary methods.

• Some homeowners build their houses on high ground or on elevated platforms to prevent flooding.

• Doors are left open to allow the wind to blow through buildings.

• Windows can be taped to prevent them from breaking into many dangerous pieces.

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A _________ protects buildings and other structures from lightning strikes.

• levee

• lightning rod

• umbrella

• floodwall

Evacuation of an area before a _________ can be a way to stay safe from harm.

• hurricane

• blizzard

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A _________ is a temporary wall built to prevent flooding in an area.

• dam

• floodwall

• levee

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Cities that do not have buildings constructed to withstand earthquakes __________________________.

• can suffer a lot more damage in an earthquake than another city that does have them.

• will likely not suffer any damage in an earthquake.

• can build them for no additional money.

• are always in areas where there are earthquakes.

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