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Floods: Causes, Risks & Safety
A friendly quiz for grades 6–8 about floods, how they happen, and how to stay safe.
10 questions · 6-8 · by Zinu
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Question 1
What is a flood?
- ✓ Water covering dry land
- · A long period without rain
- · An earthquake event
- · A heavy snowfall
Question 2
What most often causes a flash flood?
- · A slow snowmelt
- ✓ Intense rainfall
- · Strong winds
- · Hot sunny weather
Question 3
Which area is called a floodplain?
- ✓ Low land next to a river
- · Top of a nearby hill
- · The mountain peak
- · A dry desert basin
Question 4
If water rises quickly while you are inside, what is best to do first?
- · Stay in the basement
- ✓ Move to higher ground or floor
- · Open all windows
- · Drive through the water
Question 5
Which structure is built to hold back floodwaters along a river?
- · Bridge over the river
- ✓ Levee (river embankment)
- · Street culvert
- · Observation tower
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