CFM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

26) In what part of the Code of Federal Regulations would you find the floodplain management criteria for floodprone areas? a) b) c) d) - Answer-b) 60.3 27) What type of flooding has caused the most deaths? a) Riverine b) Flash c) Hurricanes d) alluvial fan - Answer-b) Flash 28) Coastal erosion a) only occurs during storms b) is caused by tsunami's c) is caused by storm surge d) can be aggravated by human development - Answer-d) Can be aggravated by human development 29) Which of the following are beneficial functions provided by floodplains? a) reduction in flood flows b) recharging of drinking water supplies c) recreation and aesthetic benefits d) all of the above - Answer-d) All of the above 30) Unregulated development in a floodplain can a) increase flood heights of string b) increase flood heights down stream c) increase flood velocities d) all of the above - Answer-d) All of the above 31) Hydrostatic pressure on a building a) increases as the water gets deeper b) increases as the water moves faster c) increases the longer the water stays up d) all of the above - Answer-a) Increases as the water gets deeper