Coastal Floods

Question 1

____% of people live near the ocean

Answer 1

80%

Question 2

Salt water floods can happen on ________

Answer 2

Any coast

Question 3

The flood risk is _____

Answer 3

Increasing

Question 4

The Earth is coming out of an ______

Answer 4

Ice Age

Question 5

As glaciers melt and add water to the ocean, sea level:

Answer 5

Rises around the world

Question 6

____ mud erodes easily, especially when cut into for shipping channels

Answer 6

Delta

Question 7

Most vulnerable to coastal flooding

Answer 7

Delta

Question 8

Deltas also ____ and _____

Answer 8

Compact and Sink

Question 9

Half of New Orleans sits _________ due to subsidence

Answer 9

Below sea level

Question 10

Are low-lying piles of loose sand, constantly moved by waves and tides

Answer 10

Barrier Islands

Question 11

There is usually a marsh or swamp between them and the mainland

Answer 11

Barrier Islands

Question 12

Rising seas move the ___

Answer 12

Sand

Question 13

__________ can gradually push the island toward land

Answer 13

Beach erosion

Question 14

_____ can wash away large parts of the island

Answer 14

Hurricanes

Question 15

The Sun and Moon sometimes pull together to make very high tides

Answer 15

King Tides (Sunny Day Floods)

Question 16

Can flood cities for days, damaging buildings, roads, and utilities

Answer 16

King Tides (Sunny Day Floods)

Question 17

Have been getting much more frequent

Answer 17

Sunny Day or Nuisance Floods

Question 18

Strong storms like hurricanes create a bulge near the coast

Answer 18

Storm Surges

Question 19

Often does more damage than wind or rain

Answer 19

Storm Surges

Question 20

Underwater earthquakes create ocean ‘shock waves’

Answer 20

Tsunamis

Question 21

Coastal cities need to get ready for:

Answer 21

A future with constant floods