Flash flooding - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Q-01 FDNY Exam Questions With Correct Answers Latest 2023/2024 (Graded) Rupture members, when used in parallel with a relief valve, are not to exceed _____% above designed working pressure - Correct Answer-20% Butterfly valve: where can it be used? - Correct Answer-Can be used on the inlet and outlet of a water pump What electrical motor protection device automatically resets itself? - Correct AnswerThe thermal protector 746 watts equals how many kilowatt hours? - Correct Answer-.746 kilowa...

GLG 101 Final Exam | Actual questions and answers | 2023/24 Velocity of a stream is greatest _____. - just below the surface in the middle of the channel As stream discharge increases, velocity _____. - increases Stream load consists of _____. - bed load, suspended load, dissolved load The maximum particle size that a stream is capable of transporting is _____. - competence The lowest level to which a stream may erode is called _____. - base level The process of evapotranspirat...

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 t...

WX 201 exam 4 study guide exam questions with complete solutions during what time of day and during which season are they commonly observed - Answer-during the summer at 3pm why are thunderstorms more frequent in the late evening over the northern and central plains of the U.S. - Answer-because of the warm moist tropical air coming from the gulf of Mexico why does a nocturnal low-level jet often form over the great plains - Answer-temp diff between rocky mountains and great plains happe...

C105 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is the difference between a natural disaster and a weather-related one? A natural disaster is an event with extreme destruction and unforeseen environmental damage and tragedy. It can be man-made. A weather-related disaster is damage and tragedy created by earth, wind, water, fire. List different types of natural disasters and man-related ones: Natural Disasters: Tsunami, Avalanche, Volcano, Flooding, Landslide, Earthquake Man-Re...

The type of magma associated with oceanic hot spots - mafic Decompression melting in this setting forms a long, submarine ridge - divergent boundary When mafic magma rising from the mantel rises through this type of crust, it will form int-felsic magma - Continental crust Shield volcanoes may form here, when magma upwells from the asthenosphere - hot spot The type of magma that most commonly forms at subduction zones - int-felsic magma This tectonic setting can form an explosive caldera - ...

To successfully combat a fire the firefighter must know ...... - correct answer The type of fuel involved Portable AFFF Extinguisher cylinder holds ....... gallons of premixed solution of AFFF? - correct answer 2 1/2 What will the last man on the fire hose become once the hose team is ready to back out of the space? - correct answer Bite man (True/Fal...

Earth Science Semester 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Environmental science - includes the study of natural resources, environmental hazards, and how people influence their environments and Earth processes. Name the two broad subdivisions of geology and distinguish between them. - Answer-Physical geology - this is the study of the materials and processes that define the planet Earth. It includes the study of Earth's composition, events such as volcanism, and the dynamics of Ea...

When sounding how do you determine a lower compartment is being flooded? - correct answer If a rush of air escapes around the threads while the cap is still under control. When sounding what is an indication a FIRE may be present within a space? - correct answer Air is felt rapidly sucking into the sounding tube. E.W.A.R.P - correct answer Emergency W...

ICS 200 NIMS - correct answer-National Incident Management System ICS - correct answer-Incident Command System unity of command - correct answer-means that each individual has a designated supervisor to whom they report to at the scene of the incident. Unified Command - correct answer-allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional authorities and responsibilities to work together effectively without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or accountability...