Which of the following words are natural disasters? Earthquake, Floods, Airplane Crash, Typhoons
Earthquakes, Floods, Typhoons
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Which of the following are included as causes for floods in the reading passage? droughts / melting snow
Melting snow
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How does deep snow cause flooding?
sudden warm temperatures combined with heavy rains causes flooding
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broken human-made dam is compared to what? A tsunami / a tidal wave
A tidal wave
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Which of the following best describes how a frozen river can cause a flood? The ice in the river cracks into pieces that eventually create a dam causing the water to overflow / The ice in the river melts too quickly and causes a flood.
The ice in the river cracks into pieces that eventually create a dam causing the water to overflow.
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How far can dam water travel when it is unleashed from a broken dam? tens of kilometres / thousands of kilometres
tens of kilometres
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Why does saturated ground contribute to flooding problems? the ground cannot absorb more moisture / the ground is too hard, so the water runs off
the ground cannot absorb more moisture
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What kinds of problems can floods cause? death / widespread damage / destruction of plants and animals
All
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What is the most common natural disaster?
Fire
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How does melting snow cause problems related to flooding? it causes pieces of ice to block the river / it makes the level of the river rise