ASFPM CFM Exam Prep Questions with answers

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What are the 3 most common types of flooding? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Riverine, Coastal, Shallow
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_________ flooding has accounted for the most flood related
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deaths in recent history. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Flash
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What turn is used to describe a cure in a river channel? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Meander |\ |\




The major Cause of Coastal flooding is_________? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Storm Surge |\ |\




What causes a tsunami? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Underwater
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earthquakes or underwater volcanoes |\ |\ |\




What topic does the CFM exam not cover? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Global Warming |\




As a result of floodplain development,____________? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Infrastructures are often damaged by flood
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, Watershed development__________. - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔Results in increased runoff due to the increase in impervious |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


surfaces


What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect
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buildings from flooding? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the
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acceleration of erosion to adjoining properties. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What are the 5 main causes of flood damage? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Hydrodynamic Forces, Debris Impact, Hydrostatic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


Forces, Sediment and Contamination, Soaking
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Standing water as little as ______ feet deep can collapse the walls
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of a frame house. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3'
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Prior to the 1960's, what was the primary way to reduce flood
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issues? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Structural Flood Control
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A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of
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the nation's floodplains is _______. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Floodplain Management |\




What areas are conductive to flash flooding? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔hilly areas with steep slopes and narrow valleys |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Where stormwater runoff collects in depressions and cannot drain
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out is known as__________? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ponding
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