Natural Hazards

Question 1

What’s the purpose of a lightning rod?

Answer 1

Make a path for lightning away from buildings and into the ground

Question 2

What are levees for?

Answer 2

To protect buildings during a flood

Question 3

Flood walls are constructed to help prevent what?

Answer 3

Floods near the shorelines

Question 4

What does clearing away dead wood and underbrush from the forest floor help with?

Answer 4

Reducing wildfires

Question 5

Where are buildings built to withstand Earthquakes to have a better chance of remaining standing than ordinary buildings?

Answer 5

Earthquake zones

Question 6

Cities that do not have buildings constructed to withstand damage can suffer….

Answer 6

Alot more damage

Question 7

Doors left open during a hurricane will allow the wind in and….

Answer 7

Increase damage

Question 8

What’s one thing that can be used to build flood walls to protect homes from flooding?

Answer 8

Sandbags

Question 9

Is it possible to prevent and stop ALL wildfires

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Why do park rangers sometimes start a controlled burn, or a smaller wildfire?

Answer 10

To prevent a larger wildfire

Question 11

How can a building be constructed to increase its chances of withstanding an earthquake?

Answer 11

•The steel is built at special angles to withstand shaking during an earthquake
•Windows are built with shatterproof glass
•wallpaper is made of special material
•Shock absorbers are built at the base of the building.