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Quiz by Antonia Blankenberg, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Antonia Blankenberg
over 7 years ago
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Question 1
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The Richter Scale is logarithmic.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 2
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What happens when two continental plates converge?
Answer
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Subduction
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A volcano is formed
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A fold mountain is formed
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An ocean trench is formed
Question 3
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What type of boundary is shown on the accompanying image?
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Constructive
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Destructive
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Transverse
Question 4
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Which of the following is not an atmospheric hazard?
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tsunami
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hurricane
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blizzard
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drought
Question 5
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Deaths are a secondary effect of a volcanic eruption.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 6
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Which of the following measures the shaking of the ground?
Answer
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tiltmeter
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GPS
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seismograph
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Radon Detection Devices
Question 7
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A deeper foundation can help protect a building from earthquakes.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 8
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Volcanoes can cause climate change.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 9
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Do hotspots move with the overlying crust?
Answer
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Yes
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No
Question 10
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Which of these is a physical factor that affects vulnerability to hazards?
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Gender
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Development
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Governance
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Telecommunications
Question 11
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Which of the following is an example of a stratovolcano?
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Mount St. Helen's, USA
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Mauna Loa, Hawaii
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Old Faithful, USA
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Mount Vesuvius, Italy
Question 12
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Which type of lava is runny in nature?
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Acidic
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Basic
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Neither
Question 13
Answer
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Crust
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Mantle
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Core
Question 14
Answer
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Caldera
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Geyser
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Volcano
Question 15
Answer
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Stratovolcano
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Cinder cone
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Caldera
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Shield volcano
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Lava Plateau
Question 16
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Volcanoes are only found at constructive plate margins.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 17
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Rift valley
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Caldera
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Lava tube
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Converging plates
Question 18
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Economic recession is a [blank_start]secondary[blank_end] effect of an earthquake.
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secondary
Question 19
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What happens when a continental and oceanic plate converge?
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The continental plate is subducted
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The oceanic plate is subducted
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Fold mountains are formed
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Both plates are subducted
Question 20
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What type of hazard is flooding?
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Atmospheric
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Tectonic
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Geo-morphological
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Biological
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