Question 1

Which of the following "spheres" is the biogeochemical cycle NOT directly connected to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the hydrosphere 
B)  the atmosphere 
C)  the asthenosphere 
D)  the lithosphere 
E)  the biosphere 
A)  the hydrosphere 
B)  the atmosphere 
C)  the asthenosphere 
D)  the lithosphere 
E)  the biosphere

Question 2

Explain how the boundary between natural hazards and man-made ones has become blurred.

Accepted Answer

Human population growth has ensured that

Question 3

What is the relationship between damage and/or loss of life to socioeconomic status?

Accepted Answer

For any given hazard/disaster,

Question 4

Determining the "acceptable risk" level is complicated because

Accepted Answer

A)  we do not know the consequences of a particular hazard. 
B)  we cannot predict when an event will occur. 
C)  we do not know how many hazards are linked to one another. 
D)  different people have different attitudes about what is acceptable and what is not. 
E)  risk is never acceptable. 
A)  we do not know the consequences of a particular hazard. 
B)  we cannot predict when an event will occur. 
C)  we do not know how many hazards are linked to one another. 
D)  different people have different attitudes about what is acceptable and what is not. 
E)  risk is never acceptable.

Question 5

Risk is a function of what four factors?

Accepted Answer

Hazard.Vul

Question 6

How can we know that prehistoric events like floods,landslides or tsunami occurred if we don't have historic (oral or written)records of them?

Accepted Answer

Floods,landslides and tsunami leave behi

Question 7

Warnings should be issued in all cases of possible disaster,no matter how likely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The recycling of rocks in the rock cycle is driven by the earth's internal heat and is independent of hydrologic and biogeochemical processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Risk is a function of four factors: hazard,vulnerability,coping capacity,and

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty 
B)  history 
C)  population density 
D)  location 
E)  exposure 
A)  poverty 
B)  history 
C)  population density 
D)  location 
E)  exposure

Question 10

During burial,a sediment is converted to a sedimentary rock by a process called

Accepted Answer

A)  fractionation. 
B)  melting. 
C)  lithification. 
D)  metamorphism. 
E)  cementation. 
A)  fractionation. 
B)  melting. 
C)  lithification. 
D)  metamorphism. 
E)  cementation.

Question 11

The residence time for water in ice sheets is hundreds of thousands of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is the most difficult to forecast?

Accepted Answer

A)  when a certain river will reach peak flood stage 
B)  when a tsunami will arrive, if the source of the tsunami is known 
C)  when an earthquake will occur 
D)  the damage an earthquake of a particular size is likely to do 
E)  where a hurricane will strike land 
A)  when a certain river will reach peak flood stage 
B)  when a tsunami will arrive, if the source of the tsunami is known 
C)  when an earthquake will occur 
D)  the damage an earthquake of a particular size is likely to do 
E)  where a hurricane will strike land

Question 13

Which of the following is an indirect effect of disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  property destruction 
B)  injury 
C)  loss of employment 
D)  displacement of people 
E)  death 
A)  property destruction 
B)  injury 
C)  loss of employment 
D)  displacement of people 
E)  death

Question 14

Rocks can be classified into three general types or families according to how they formed; these are 1)igneous,2)sedimentary,and

Accepted Answer

A)  magmatic. 
B)  eroded. 
C)  granitic. 
D)  volcanic. 
E)  metamorphic. 
A)  magmatic. 
B)  eroded. 
C)  granitic. 
D)  volcanic. 
E)  metamorphic.

Question 15

Give three examples of hazardous natural processes that can trigger other,related hazards.

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes can cause flooding

Question 16

Natural disasters of any given type are not randomly distributed over the globe.What factors most strongly influence the distribution of disasters?

Accepted Answer

Geology,topography and climate are the t

Question 17

All hazards are disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How are igneous rocks formed?

Accepted Answer

Through cooling and

Question 19

Mapping is an essential tool in understanding many natural hazards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

List two natural hazards that can be influenced by human activities.

Accepted Answer

Forest fir

Which of the following "spheres" is the biogeochemical cycle NOT directly connected to?

Explain how the boundary between natural hazards and man-made ones has become blurred.

What is the relationship between damage and/or loss of life to socioeconomic status?

Determining the "acceptable risk" level is complicated because

Risk is a function of what four factors?

How can we know that prehistoric events like floods,landslides or tsunami occurred if we don't have historic (oral or written)records of them?

Warnings should be issued in all cases of possible disaster,no matter how likely.

The recycling of rocks in the rock cycle is driven by the earth's internal heat and is independent of hydrologic and biogeochemical processes.

Risk is a function of four factors: hazard,vulnerability,coping capacity,and

During burial,a sediment is converted to a sedimentary rock by a process called

The residence time for water in ice sheets is hundreds of thousands of years.

Which of the following is the most difficult to forecast?

Which of the following is an indirect effect of disaster?

Rocks can be classified into three general types or families according to how they formed; these are 1)igneous,2)sedimentary,and

Give three examples of hazardous natural processes that can trigger other,related hazards.

Natural disasters of any given type are not randomly distributed over the globe.What factors most strongly influence the distribution of disasters?

All hazards are disasters.

How are igneous rocks formed?

Mapping is an essential tool in understanding many natural hazards.

List two natural hazards that can be influenced by human activities.

Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions

Landslides

Snow Avalanches

Subsidence and Soil Expansion and Contraction

River Flooding

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

Wildfires

Climate Change

Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions

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Exam 1: Introduction to Natural Hazards

Which of the following "spheres" is the biogeochemical cycle NOT directly connected to?

Explain how the boundary between natural hazards and man-made ones has become blurred.

What is the relationship between damage and/or loss of life to socioeconomic status?

Determining the "acceptable risk" level is complicated because

Risk is a function of what four factors?

How can we know that prehistoric events like floods,landslides or tsunami occurred if we don't have historic (oral or written)records of them?

Warnings should be issued in all cases of possible disaster,no matter how likely.

The recycling of rocks in the rock cycle is driven by the earth's internal heat and is independent of hydrologic and biogeochemical processes.

Risk is a function of four factors: hazard,vulnerability,coping capacity,and

During burial,a sediment is converted to a sedimentary rock by a process called

The residence time for water in ice sheets is hundreds of thousands of years.

Which of the following is the most difficult to forecast?

Which of the following is an indirect effect of disaster?

Rocks can be classified into three general types or families according to how they formed; these are 1)igneous,2)sedimentary,and

Give three examples of hazardous natural processes that can trigger other,related hazards.

Natural disasters of any given type are not randomly distributed over the globe.What factors most strongly influence the distribution of disasters?

All hazards are disasters.

How are igneous rocks formed?

Mapping is an essential tool in understanding many natural hazards.

List two natural hazards that can be influenced by human activities.

Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions

Landslides

Snow Avalanches

Subsidence and Soil Expansion and Contraction

River Flooding

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

Wildfires

Climate Change

Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions

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