'Watch' indicates potential for an event.

• A. Active warning
• B. Immediate threat
• C. Disaster preparation term
• D. Evacuation alert

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is how hazard terminology matches different stages of response. A watch signals that conditions are favorable for a hazard to develop, but there isn’t an active threat yet. It’s a heads-up used during preparedness to prompt you to monitor the situation and ready your plans, rather than to drop into immediate protective actions.

So, a watch is a disaster preparation term because it focuses on staying alert and readying resources and procedures in case the situation escalates. In contrast, an active warning would mean the threat is imminent or already occurring, an immediate threat describes something happening now, and an evacuation alert would be a directive to prepare for or begin evacuating.