CFM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - Answer-What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - Answer-Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - Answer-A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - Answer-What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - Answer-What causes a tsunami? 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow paths 3. Dam breaks 4. Ice jams 5. Mudflows - Answer-List the five types of special flood hazards covered in FEMA 480. Recreational benefits, scientific and historical benefits, Ecosystem benefits, and they protect communities from flooding. - Answer-List three benefits that a floodplain contributes to your community 1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of the flooding 2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding - Answer-What two problems result from floodplain development? It can accelerate flooding on properties at the end of the wall - Answer-What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from flooding or erosion? 1. Hydrodynamic forces 2. Hydrostatic forces 3. Soaking 4. Debris impact 5. Sediment and contaminants - Answer-What are the 5 main causes of flood damage? 3 - Answer-Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls of a frame house. Disruption of public utilities, Electrocution, contamination of water supplies, fire, dirty ponds, mold, contaminated air ducts, mental health problems - Answer-What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods? Structural flood control projects - Answer-Prior to the 1960's what was the primary way to r