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Exam 1 (1/2) Questions With Verified Answers
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Which //one //of //the //following //is //a //flood //according //to //the //NFIP //definition?
A. //A //washing //machine //springs //a //leak //flooding //a //home //utility //room
B. //Over //a //period //of //years, //river //erosion //undermined //a //home //foundation
C. //A //city //water //main //ruptures //flooding //several //buildings //in //San //Francisco
D. //
A/
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/plugged //by //debris //and //the //ditch //overflows //flooding //a //home //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
C. //A //city //water //main //ruptures //flooding //several //buildings //in //San //Francisco
If /
/you /
/purchase /
/flood /
/insurance /
/today, /
/it /
/does /
/not //become //effective //for //a //month. //Which //of //the //following //it //the //reason //for //delay?
A. //It //takes //a //month //to //get //the //paperwork //through
B. //In //some //areas //flooding //takes //2 //or //more //weeks //to //develop
C. //They //have //to //wait //to //make //sure //your //check //will //clear
D. /
/It /
,takes //this //long //to //verify //your //eligibility //for //flood //insurance //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
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B. //In //some //areas //flooding //takes //2 //or //more //weeks //to //develop
Hurricanes //sometimes //transform //into //extra-
tropical //cyclones. //What //is //the //main //difference //between //a //hurricane //and //an //extra-
tropical //cyclone?
A. //Energy //source
B. //Rotation //direction
C. //Storm //depth
D. //Amount //of //lightening //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊A. //Energy //source
Which /
/one /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/has /
/caused /
/the //highest //riverine //flood //discharge //known //in //the //historical //or //geological //record?
A. //Dam //break
B. //Alluvial //fan //flooding
C. //Flooding //after //a //tropical //storm //crosses //land
D. //Ice //Jam //Flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊D. //Ice //Jam //Flooding
Which //of //the //following //are //closed //basin //lakes. //Select //all //that //apply.
A. //Great //Salt //Lake
B. //Salton //Sea
C. //Lake //Tahoe
D. //Pyramid //Lake //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊A. //Great //Salt //Lake
, B. //Salton //Sea
D. //Pyramid //Lake
Alluvial //fans //are //special //flood //hazards //because...
A. //Flow //carrying //channels //can //avulse
B. //High //levels //of //contaminants //are //common
C. //Flow //channels //are //subject //to //extreme //meandering?
D. //of //extreme //flow //capacity //of //channels. //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A. //Flow //carrying //channels //can //avulse
Which //of //the //following //led //to //professional //engineering //licensure //in //California?
A. //San //Francisco //earthquake
B. //The //Los //Angeles //Aqueduct
C. //Damage //from //the //Blackhawk //Slide
D. //Collapse //of //the //St. //Francis //Dam //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
D. //Collapse //of //the //St. //Francis //Dam
Which //of //the //following //is //most //effective //as //an //alluvial //fan //flood //mitigation //measure?
A. //Elevating //Houses
B. //Large //scale //debris //basins
C. //Sandbagging //around //home
D. //Flood //walls //around //home //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊B. //Large //scale //debris //basins
A //closed //basin //lake //is //a //special //flood //hazard //because...
A. //it //can //fill //unusually //quickly
B. //it //is //prone //to //extreme //pollution
C. //it //can //cause //long //term //flooding
Management -
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Exam 1 (1/2) Questions With Verified Answers
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Which //one //of //the //following //is //a //flood //according //to //the //NFIP //definition?
A. //A //washing //machine //springs //a //leak //flooding //a //home //utility //room
B. //Over //a //period //of //years, //river //erosion //undermined //a //home //foundation
C. //A //city //water //main //ruptures //flooding //several //buildings //in //San //Francisco
D. //
A/
/culvert /
/plugged //by //debris //and //the //ditch //overflows //flooding //a //home //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
C. //A //city //water //main //ruptures //flooding //several //buildings //in //San //Francisco
If /
/you /
/purchase /
/flood /
/insurance /
/today, /
/it /
/does /
/not //become //effective //for //a //month. //Which //of //the //following //it //the //reason //for //delay?
A. //It //takes //a //month //to //get //the //paperwork //through
B. //In //some //areas //flooding //takes //2 //or //more //weeks //to //develop
C. //They //have //to //wait //to //make //sure //your //check //will //clear
D. /
/It /
,takes //this //long //to //verify //your //eligibility //for //flood //insurance //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
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B. //In //some //areas //flooding //takes //2 //or //more //weeks //to //develop
Hurricanes //sometimes //transform //into //extra-
tropical //cyclones. //What //is //the //main //difference //between //a //hurricane //and //an //extra-
tropical //cyclone?
A. //Energy //source
B. //Rotation //direction
C. //Storm //depth
D. //Amount //of //lightening //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊A. //Energy //source
Which /
/one /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/has /
/caused /
/the //highest //riverine //flood //discharge //known //in //the //historical //or //geological //record?
A. //Dam //break
B. //Alluvial //fan //flooding
C. //Flooding //after //a //tropical //storm //crosses //land
D. //Ice //Jam //Flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊D. //Ice //Jam //Flooding
Which //of //the //following //are //closed //basin //lakes. //Select //all //that //apply.
A. //Great //Salt //Lake
B. //Salton //Sea
C. //Lake //Tahoe
D. //Pyramid //Lake //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊A. //Great //Salt //Lake
, B. //Salton //Sea
D. //Pyramid //Lake
Alluvial //fans //are //special //flood //hazards //because...
A. //Flow //carrying //channels //can //avulse
B. //High //levels //of //contaminants //are //common
C. //Flow //channels //are //subject //to //extreme //meandering?
D. //of //extreme //flow //capacity //of //channels. //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A. //Flow //carrying //channels //can //avulse
Which //of //the //following //led //to //professional //engineering //licensure //in //California?
A. //San //Francisco //earthquake
B. //The //Los //Angeles //Aqueduct
C. //Damage //from //the //Blackhawk //Slide
D. //Collapse //of //the //St. //Francis //Dam //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
D. //Collapse //of //the //St. //Francis //Dam
Which //of //the //following //is //most //effective //as //an //alluvial //fan //flood //mitigation //measure?
A. //Elevating //Houses
B. //Large //scale //debris //basins
C. //Sandbagging //around //home
D. //Flood //walls //around //home //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊B. //Large //scale //debris //basins
A //closed //basin //lake //is //a //special //flood //hazard //because...
A. //it //can //fill //unusually //quickly
B. //it //is //prone //to //extreme //pollution
C. //it //can //cause //long //term //flooding
