2.
When city planners are looking at maps to write building codes, they usually look at what?
A
Seismic maps
B
Topographic maps
C
Physical maps
3.
When engineers are planning buildings, they help cities prepare by designing what?
A
Stronger buildings
B
Taller buildings
C
Slimmer buildings
4.
Seismic hazard maps show where what have occured?
A
Earthquakes
B
Hurricanes
C
Volcanos
5.
To stay safe from volcanos, it is important for people to test what?
A
Evacuation routes
B
Emergency exits
C
How fast they can run
6.
Ash flow, lava, and tephra can cause damage during a what?
A
Volcanic eruption
B
Earthquake
C
Hurricane
7.
During a volcanic eruption, what can sometimes bury towns kilometers away?
A
Mudslides
B
Earthquakes
C
Floods
8.
Your family can prepare for natural disasters by making a what?
A
Emergency supply kit
B
A trip to the store
C
A safety harness
9.
An emergency supply kit should include what? Make sure all items are listed
A
Food, water, flashlights, batteries, blankets and sleeping bags
B
Flashlights, batteries, blankets, and sleeping bags
C
Food and water
10.
If someone lives in California near an area that is at high risk for volcanic activity, a family can best prepare by having a what prepared?
A
Evacuation plan
B
A fire extinguisher
C
Gas in the car
11.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning System uses sensors on the what to detect tsunamis.
A
On the ccean floor
B
On top of waves
C
On the beach
12.
A tsunami is a damaging fast moving what?
A
Wave
B
Tornado
C
Hurricane
13.
People can prepare for natural hazards caused by weather, and these hazards are caused by what on Earth?
A
Changes on Earth
B
Earth's rotation
C
Gravitational pull on Earth
14.
Earthquakes are a natural hazard that are caused by changes on what's surface?
A
Earth's
B
the ocean's
C
the moon's
15.
Earthquakes cause the most what to buildings and structures?
A
Damage
B
Improvement
C
Repair
16.
Vivian's mom is a scientist. She makes model houses and tests them on a platform that shakes and moves, just as the ground might move back and forth in an earthquake. This test helps prepare people for earthquakes by developing what?
