Natural Hazards
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What’s the purpose of a lightning rod?
Make a path for lightning away from buildings and into the ground
What are levees for?
To protect buildings during a flood
Flood walls are constructed to help prevent what?
Floods near the shorelines
What does clearing away dead wood and underbrush from the forest floor help with?
Reducing wildfires
Where are buildings built to withstand Earthquakes to have a better chance of remaining standing than ordinary buildings?
Earthquake zones
Cities that do not have buildings constructed to withstand damage can suffer….
Alot more damage
Doors left open during a hurricane will allow the wind in and….
Increase damage
What’s one thing that can be used to build flood walls to protect homes from flooding?
Sandbags
Is it possible to prevent and stop ALL wildfires
No
Why do park rangers sometimes start a controlled burn, or a smaller wildfire?
To prevent a larger wildfire
How can a building be constructed to increase its chances of withstanding an earthquake?
• 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.