Flooding occurs mostly from heavy rainfall, when water embankments do not have enough capacity to hold the water. They can also be caused by tropical cyclones, tsunamis and high tide.
What is cause of a flood?
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economic, environment and people
What are the three main effects of flooding?
100
A rain provoking weather technique
What is the rain dance?
THIS NEEDS TO BE THE LAST QUESTION
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c) 2 feet of water
How easily can cars be taken away in floods?
a) 100 feet of water
b) 12 feet of water
c) 2 feet of water
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Yes, as the water overrides the capacity.
Can floods be caused by rising sea levels?
200
No, people can die from drowning, lack of essential needs and hypothermia.
Is it rare for people to die in different ways in flood situations?
200
True
True of False?
A 2,000 square foot home undergoing 12 inches of water can cause damage of up to $50,000.
200
True
True or false?
In Australia floods are the most expensive type of natural disaster.
300
Yes, they can start when there are poorly built dams which fail to hold the water.
Can humans causes floods and how?
300
Yes, flood waters carry lots of nutrients which is distributed throughout the soils or farmlands and fields, which is beneficial to crops.
Is there a benefit to flooding?
300
c) all of the above
Floods can be prevented by what?
a) Fire fighters and Water SA
b) Retaining walls, Town planning, vegetation
c) all of the above
300
a) Great Mississippi flood of 1926
What is the greatest flood that occurred the USA?
a) Great Mississippi flood of 1926
b) China floods 1931
c) Yellow River floods 1887
d) Austin Dam failure 1911
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Yes, landslides and earthquakes can cause dams to fail (fall apart)
Can other natural disaster bring on a flood?
400
Yes, floodwater can contain bacteria, chemicals and diseases causing organisms.
Is it bad to swim in floodwater?
400
Yes, yes it should
Should rain be treasured?
400
No.
True or false?
Do droughts occur more easily after flooding?
500
water volume, time span and space the water has to fill
What determines the severity of a flood?
500
c) 2,000,000-2,500,000
What was the estimated cost of the 2010-11 Queensland Floods?
a) 500,000-1,000,000
b) 1,000,000 -1,500,000
c) 2,000,000-2,500,000
500
Any low lying area
What area is more liable to be flooded?
500
a). 30-35
How many confirmed deaths were there in the Queensland floods (2010-11)
a). 30-35
b). 100-170
c). 50-90