Deck 2: Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment

Question 1

Which of the following disasters is the most frequent and widespread disaster in the United States,and in many other countries around the world?

A) Severe winter storms
B) Floods
C) Hurricanes
D) Tornadoes

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Financial well-being is an indicator that an individual or a society will protect themselves from the possible damaging effects of hazards.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following is used to measure earthquake intensity?

A) Saffir-Simpson Scale
B) Modified Mercalli Scale
C) Fujita-Pearson Scale
D) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Hurricane season runs annually during which of the following periods?

A) May 1 through September 30
B) May 1 through August 31
C) November 1 through June 30
D) June 1 through November 30

Question 5

A tropical storm officially becomes a hurricane when sustained wind speeds exceed how many miles per hour?

A) 44
B) 54
C) 64
D) 74

Question 6

Hurricanes are commonly described using which of the following scales?

A) Saffir-Simpson Scale
B) Modified Mercalli Scale
C) Fujita-Pearson Scale
D) Richter Scale

Question 7

Building communities in the floodplain is an example of an activity that increases risk.

Question 8

All hurricanes begin as tropical storms.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a stage in the development of a hurricane?

A) Tropical Wave
B) Tropical Inversion
C) Tropical Depression
D) Tropical Storm

Question 10

Which of the following is a secondary hazard caused by earthquakes?

A) Pyroclastic Flows
B) Tornadoes
C) Tsunamis
D) El Nino

Question 11

Historically,human development has avoided the floodplain,where the risk of injury to humans and property is great.

Question 12

In recent years,significant advances have been made in hurricane tracking technology,to the extent that they can be tracked from the moment they form as tropical waves off the coast of West Africa to their landfall in the United States.

Question 13

With modern technology,earthquakes are easy to predict and rarely come as a complete surprise to emergency managers.

Question 14

River and stream gauges can provide information used to determine the need for sandbagging or dyke construction.

Question 15

The Richter scale is a measure of the consequences of an earthquake.

Question 16

Which of the following is not known to be a contributor to flooding?

A) Dam failure
B) Snowmelt
C) Ice jam
D) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following can be defined as "a source of danger that may or may not lead to an emergency"?

A) Disaster
B) Hazard
C) Risk
D) Contingency

Question 18

Which of the following describes a storm surge?

A) A rise in river levels caused by very low atmospheric pressure present before a tornado
B) A subsurface wall of water generated by an earthquake, volcano, or other disturbance
C) A storm that generates large waves on the coast, causing coastal flooding and erosion
D) All of the above

Question 19

Historically,which of the following have been the principal contributors to the loss of life and injuries and the property and infrastructure damage caused by hurricanes?

A) Storm surge and high winds
B) Overtopping and breaching of levees and business interruption
C) Flooding and civil disobedience (including looting)
D) High winds and erosion

Question 20

Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year.

Question 21

Storm surges can only occur from late fall to early spring.

Question 22

Historically,storm surge and high winds have been the principal contributors to the loss of life and injuries resulting from hurricanes.