Our Hazardous Environments: Final Exam Practice Test

Question

The Wilson Cycle

Answer 1

is the process of creating, moving, and destroying tectonic plates.

Answer 2

is the process of water shifting from oceans to the land.

Answer 3

is the process of cooling liquid rock into solid rock.

Answer 4

is the process of mitigating damages from natural hazards.

Answer 5

California

Answer 6

All of the above

Answer 7

Diverging plates

Answer 8

Transform Fault Boundary

Answer 9

Two Continental plates converging

Answer 10

Two Ocean plates converging

Answer 11

The Biogeochemical Cycle

Answer 12

The Rock Cycle

Answer 13

The Hydrologic Cycle

Answer 14

Kreb's Cycle

Answer 15

The Tectonic Cycle

Answer 16

The Richter Scale

Answer 17

The Warren Intensity Scale

Answer 18

The Fujita Scale

Answer 19

The Moment Magnitude Scale

Answer 20

The Modified Mercalli Scale

Answer 21

A place on the Earth where there is a giant chasm usually filled with magma.

Answer 22

A place on Earth where the continent meets the ocean.

Answer 23

A place on the Earth where there are caves or large holes hidden under the ground.

Answer 24

A place on Earth where there are giant gaps or canyons.

Answer 25

A place on the Earth where there is a break and both pieces are sliding against each other.

Answer 26

Landslides are expected in the Tacoma, WA area throughout the weekend.

Answer 27

Tremors from an earthquake may cause damage to poorly built structures.

Answer 28

An 4.5 magnitude earthquake will occur in Tacoma, WA on August 15, 2006 at 2pm.

Answer 29

Four to five inches of rain may fall with the category 2 storm off the coast of Alabama.

Answer 30

There is a 50% chance of thunderstorms in the Seattle region on Saturday.

Answer 31

Earthquakes

Answer 32

Volcanic Activity

Answer 33

Hurricanes

Answer 34

Buildings were not built to withstand a tsunami

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Tsunamis had never been recorded in that area.

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The earthquake that produced it was very big.

Answer 37

There was no warning system to alert people to evacuate.

Answer 38

The earthquake that produced it was associated with a Subduction Zone.

Answer 39

Detroit, MI

Answer 40

New York, NY

Answer 41

San Francisco, CA

Answer 42

All areas of the United States are at risk for some kind of natural disaster

Answer 43

Green Spaces

Answer 44

Food Production

Answer 45

Energy Production

Answer 46

Natural Resources

Answer 47

About 1,000

Answer 48

About 10,000

Answer 49

About 1,000,000

Answer 50

Hurricanes

Answer 51

Mountain Building

Answer 52

Earthquakes

Answer 53

Continental formation

Answer 54

Transform Fault

Answer 55

Continent-continent convergence

Answer 56

Ocean-continental convergence

Answer 57

Ocean-ocean convergence

Answer 58

Thrust Fault

Answer 59

Blind Fault

Answer 60

Normal Fault

Answer 61

Strike Slip Fault

Answer 62

Reverse Fault

Answer 63

Food sources become safe

Answer 64

Women become educated

Answer 65

Society begins living longer

Answer 66

Children become expensive

Answer 67

Atlantic Coast of United States

Answer 68

Pacific Northwest Coast of United States

Answer 69

Northeast Coast of the Indian Ocean

Answer 70

Tsunami waves don't break and therefore won't be noticed by boats.

Answer 71

Boats will usually mistake the large waves for tidal waves and not recognize them as Tsunami.

Answer 72

The statement isn't true. Tsunami waves are always noticed by boats in the open ocean.

Answer 73

Tsunamis are too small in amplitude in the open ocean and the distance between crests is too large for boats to notice its passing.

Answer 74

Because Tsunamis are produced by earthquakes, the boats are probably still recovering from the initial tremors to notice a change in the waves.

Answer 75

inner core, outer core, crust, mantle

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inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

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inner core, mantle, outer core, crust

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crust, inner core, outer core, mantel

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mantle, inner core, crust, outer core

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The lithosphere is liquid, whereas the crust is solid.

Answer 81

The lithosphere sits on top of the crust.

Answer 82

The lithosphere contains both the oceans on the continents, the crust only includes continents.

Answer 83

The crust sits on top of the lithosphere.

Answer 84

The lithosphere and the crust are the same thing.

Answer 85

rumble strip.

Answer 86

eqicenter.

Answer 87

breakaway zone.

Answer 88

Ground Rupture

Answer 89

Liquefaction

Answer 90

An earthquake of magnitude 3 on the scale is only slightly bigger than a 2.

Answer 91

Magnitudes of earthquakes are based on powers of ten.

Answer 92

The Richter Scale and Moment Magnitude scales are used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake.

Answer 93

Great earthquakes can have a magnitude of 8 or higher.

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Over a million earthquakes of magnitude 2-2.9 is felt per year.

Answer 95

Uniformitarianism

Answer 96

Historicalism

Answer 97

The Principle of Nature

Answer 98

The Scientific Model

Answer 99

Probability of event

Answer 100

Amount of damage to roads and bridges

Answer 101

Amount of property damage expected

Answer 102

Number of deaths possible

Answer 103

All of the above ore used to calculate risk

Answer 104

The inner core is made from magma and the outer core is metal

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The inner core is liquid and the outer core is solid

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The inner core is cool and the outer core is hot.

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The inner core is solid and the outer core is liquid.

Answer 108

The inner core is hot and the outer core is cool.

Answer 109

Dip-slip faults from Subduction

Answer 110

These are intraplate earthquakes

Answer 111

Transform faults

Answer 112

Dip-slip faults from convergent plate boundaries

Answer 113

Dip-slip faults from from divergent plate boundaries.

Answer 114

The earthquakes don't move fast enough

Answer 115

The earthquakes aren't strong enough

Answer 116

The earthquakes don't horizontally displace the water in the ocean

Answer 117

The earthquakes don't vertically displace the water in the ocean

Answer 118

The earthquakes aren't in the ocean

Answer 119

Places closer to the epicenter experience greater ground shaking

Answer 120

Seismographs very far from the epicenter can detect shaking

Answer 121

The type of soil can affect the amount of shaking that is felt during an earthquake

Answer 122

The direction to the epicenter can affect the amount of shaking

Answer 123

Deeper earthquakes cause greater ground shaking

Answer 124

Subduction Zone Earthquakes

Answer 125

Volcano Collapse

Answer 126

Submarine Landslides

Answer 127

Transform Fault Earthquakes

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Subduction Zone Earthquakes

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Volcano Collapse

Answer 130

Submarine Landslides

Answer 131

Transform Fault Earthquakes

Answer 132

Hazards keep happening constantly in an area, so people already know how to react to them.

Answer 133

We need to look to the past events to understand what is probable for the future.

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If something has already happened, like a volcanic eruption, then we won't need to worry about it.

Answer 135

New events will probably happen exactly like old ones, so we need to be prepared.

Answer 136

All of the above

Answer 137

No. Human activity does not increase or decrease the wave amplitude.

Answer 138

Yes. Human structures on the shoreline increase the wave amplitude.

Answer 139

Yes. Global warming is causing an increase in frequency and magnitude of tsunamis.

Answer 140

Yes. Human use of the water decreases the wave amplitude.

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Yes. Human use of the water increases the wave amplitude.

Answer 142

Millimeters per year.

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Millimeters per minute.

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Millimeters per second.

Answer 145

Millimeters per day.

Answer 146

Faults don't ever slip.

Answer 147

Las Vegas, NV

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Los Angeles, CA

Answer 149

St. Louis, MO

Answer 150

Seattle, WA

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Minneapolis, MN

Answer 152

Depth of focus.

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Direction of the epicenter.

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Location with respect to the epicenter.

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Earth materials through which the waves move.

Answer 156

All of the above.

Answer 157

natural hazards have the potential to impact human life.

Answer 158

naturals disasters refer to the effects of a hazard on a particular area at a particular time.

Answer 159

disasters mostly refer to hazards created by people.

Answer 160

natural hazards only refer to earthquakes and volcanoes.

Answer 161

A higher population decreases the density of people living in hazardous environments.

Answer 162

A higher population increases the amount of money spent researching the problems.

Answer 163

A higher population decrease the probability of being hit by a natural disaster.

Answer 164

A higher population increase the number of people working to solve the problems.

Answer 165

The Philippines

Answer 166

Shield volcanoes

Answer 167

Composite Cones

Answer 168

Cinder cones

Answer 169

All of the above are found in the United States

Answer 170

Pacific Northwest United States

Answer 171

Yellowstone National Park

Answer 172

Central United States

Answer 173

Continental Rifts

Answer 174

Subduction Zones

Answer 175

Transform Faults

Answer 176

Volcanoes are found on all plate boundaries

Answer 177

Mid-ocean ridges.

Answer 178

Magma is found below the surface, Lava is found on the surface.

Answer 179

Magma is found on the ocean floor, lava is found on land surface.

Answer 180

There is no difference between magma and lava.

Answer 181

Magma is molten rock, Lava is hot rock and water.

Answer 182

Magma is black, Lava is red.

Answer 183

Rivers near their floodplains.

Answer 184

Rivers moving down mountains.

Answer 185

Rivers in gentle valleys.

Answer 186

Rivers flowing into dams.

Answer 187

Rivers near the ocean.

Answer 188

California

Answer 189

Dissolved Load

Answer 190

Structural Load

Answer 191

Buoyant Load

Answer 192

Suspended Load

Answer 193

Sinkholes are common in Florida.

Answer 194

Sinkholes are usually found in remote and swampy areas.

Answer 195

Sinkholes are a widespread and costly hazard in the US.

Answer 196

Sinkholes can cause damage to roads and bridges.

Answer 197

Sinkholes can reveal themselves during times of drought.

Answer 198

Debris Flow

Answer 199

Loss of mass during chemical weathering.

Answer 200

Recycling of materials to make slopes

Answer 201

Movement of sediment downshore due to currents

Answer 202

Land lost to volcanic eruptions

Answer 203

Downslope movement of rock

Answer 204

It would make it less likely to slide because the houses make the slope less steep.

Answer 205

It would make it more likely to slide because the houses add weight to the slope making it more unstable.

Answer 206

It would not make a difference either way.

Answer 207

it would make it less likely to slide because the houses would add pressure on the slope keeping it stable.

Answer 208

It would make it more likely to slide because the houses would make the slope more steep.

Answer 209

Pennsylvania

Answer 210

Washington

Answer 211

North Dakota

Answer 212

All of the U.S. have some risk of floods.

Answer 213

Pyroclastic Flow

Answer 214

All of the above were associated with Mt. St. Helens.

Answer 215

Buoyant Load

Answer 216

Suspended Load

Answer 217

Structural Load

Answer 218

Dissolved Load

Answer 219

a flood that has a 10% chance of occurring each year.

Answer 220

a flood that can occur only once every 10 years.

Answer 221

a flood that lasts for approximately 10 years.

Answer 222

a flood that occurred within the last 10 years.

Answer 223

Rock Slide

Answer 224

Meandering

Answer 225

A type of landscape that is mostly frozen and snow covered.

Answer 226

A type of landscape characterized by glacial deposits.

Answer 227

A flat surface used mostly for farming.

Answer 228

A ragged surface characterized by caves and sinkholes.

Answer 229

A type of landscape characterized by marshes and wetlands.

Answer 230

Improving drainage from the slope

Answer 231

Grading surfaces to increase the slope

Answer 232

Cutting in to the base of slopes in order to build houses

Answer 233

Road construction on the slope

Answer 234

Removing vegetation such as trees and grass from the slope.

Answer 235

When two countries dominate.

Answer 236

When multiple countries debate policies.

Answer 237

When one country dominates.

Answer 238

When more than two countries dominate.

Answer 239

Hurricanes

Answer 240

Earthquakes

Answer 241

Washington, Oregon and California

Answer 242

Wyoming and Idaho

Answer 243

There are NO active volcanoes in the United States

Answer 244

Cinder Cone

Answer 245

Composite Volcano

Answer 246

Volcanic Dome

Answer 247

Shield Volcano

Answer 248

Stratovolcano

Answer 249

A swelling of the ground surface

Answer 250

A drop in groundwater level prior to an earthquake

Answer 251

A sinking of the ground surface

Answer 252

A slumping of the ground surface

Answer 253

An increase air pressure at high elevations

Answer 254

Near the point bars

Answer 255

Along the floodplain

Answer 256

At the mouth of the river

Answer 257

On the outside of a bend

Answer 258

On the inside of a bend

Answer 259

Drive your car through water to get to safety.

Answer 260

Swim across water to a safer location.

Answer 261

Go to a bridge and watch the water rise.

Answer 262

Move to higher ground away from the river.

Answer 263

Wade into the water to see how deep it really is.

Answer 264

Avalanches can be caused by vibrations.

Answer 265

The incidence of avalanches depends on the temperature of the snow.

Answer 266

Incidences of avalanches depends on the shape of the snow.

Answer 267

Avalanches tend to follow the same paths.

Answer 268

Avalanches are very rare.

Answer 269

Soil in a drainage basin is very permeable and flood waters can drain into them instead of going into larger rivers.

Answer 270

Soil in a drainage basin is very impermeable and water is held there to evaporate instead of going into larger rivers.

Answer 271

Drainage basins contain an intricate series of underground tunnels that drain water into the ocean.

Answer 272

Water from rivers or streams drain into the basin.

Answer 273

Water from the basin drains into the rivers or streams.

Answer 274

The pleasant climate brought in too many people too quickly.

Answer 275

Earthquake codes prevent tall buildings.

Answer 276

The residents are wealthier and require more space.

Answer 277

Poor city planning.

Answer 278

Yellowstone

Answer 279

Mt. St. Helens

Answer 280

Human Activity

Answer 281

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 282

Human Activity

Answer 283

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 284

The United States

Answer 285

The United Kingdom

Answer 286

A flat area adjacent to the river carved out by rivers.

Answer 287

The steep sides of the river that holds in the water.

Answer 288

Earthen mounds that run parallel to the river and hold the water in during floods.

Answer 289

A flat area that rivers move to when they come down from a steep mountain.

Answer 290

The area around the river that is the limit to how far it will ever flood.

Answer 291

A flat area adjacent to the river carved out by rivers.

Answer 292

The steep sides of the river that holds in the water.

Answer 293

Earthen mounds that run parallel to the river and hold the water in during floods.

Answer 294

A flat area that rivers move to when they come down from a steep mountain.

Answer 295

The area around the river that is the limit to how far it will ever flood.

Answer 296

Earth flow

Answer 297

Earth flow

Answer 298

They are associated with higher viscosity magma

Answer 299

They produce a lot of pyroclastic materials

Answer 300

They erupt gasses and ash into the atmosphere

Answer 301

They have dormant periods between eruptions

Answer 302

All of the above are reasons why composite volcanoes are dangerous

Answer 303

Before volcanoes erupt, magma pushes groundwater out and up through openings in the ground.

Answer 304

The air becomes cool at night and hot ground water is pulled into the cool air.

Answer 305

Gas in magma is released and pushes groundwater up through a volcano vent.

Answer 306

Hot rocks heat groundwater, it boils, expands and pushes through openings in the ground.

Answer 307

Groundwater heats underground rocks, it cools, expands and pushes through openings in the ground.

Answer 308

Coastline erosion

Answer 309

Earthquakes

Answer 310

Storm surge

Answer 311

Strong coastal currents

Answer 312

Coastline erosion

Answer 313

Earthquakes

Answer 314

Storm surge

Answer 315

Strong coastal currents

Answer 316

Storm surge amount

Answer 317

Cloud height

Answer 318

Amount of rain

Answer 319

Amount of spin

Answer 320

Wind speed

Answer 321

Coastlines are the place where the continental crust meets the ocean crust.

Answer 322

Coastlines are constantly changing in shape and length.

Answer 323

Coastlines shape and length always stays the same.

Answer 324

Coastlines are always wide and sandy.

Answer 325

Coastlines are at the boundaries of different plates.

Answer 326

Coastlines are the place where the continental crust meets the ocean crust.

Answer 327

Coastlines are constantly changing in shape and length.

Answer 328

Coastlines shape and length always stays the same.

Answer 329

Coastlines are always wide and sandy.

Answer 330

Coastlines are at the boundaries of different plates.

Answer 331

Oxygen gas

Answer 332

Hydrogen gas

Answer 333

Exhaust from power plants

Answer 334

Smoke and other particles

Answer 335

Water, vapor, and ice.

Answer 336

Europe's winter air mass is tropical

Answer 337

Europe's winter air mass is continental

Answer 338

Europe's winter air mass is polar

Answer 339

Europe's winter air mass is maritime

Answer 340

Europe's winter air mass is tropical

Answer 341

Europe's winter air mass is continental

Answer 342

Europe's winter air mass is polar

Answer 343

Europe's winter air mass is maritime

Answer 344

Wind Speed

Answer 345

Amount of damage

Answer 346

Funnel diameter

Answer 347

Temperature of the core

Answer 348

A bolt of lightening creating a void in the air

Answer 349

A fast updraft of air from frontal movement

Answer 350

Air masses colliding at high elevations

Answer 351

Rain bands

Answer 352

Just outside the rain bands

Answer 353

In the northwest corner of the storm

Answer 354

Counter-clockwise

Answer 355

Counter-clockwise

Answer 356

minor perturbations of the jet stream

Answer 357

typhoons off the Iberian Peninsula

Answer 358

major pressure lows over the equatorial ocean

Answer 359

thunder storms in the sahara

Answer 360

Cold Winds

Answer 361

Warm Winds

Answer 362

Eustatic refers to the global sea level; Relative refers to local sea level near land

Answer 363

Eustatic refers to sea levels that are advantageous for shipping; Relative sea level refers to high and low tides

Answer 364

There is no difference between them

Answer 365

Eustatic refers to sea levels that don't change; Relative refers to local sea level

Answer 366

Eustatic refers to global sea level; Relative refers to sea levels with respect to mid-ocean ridges.

Answer 367

Sand drift

Answer 368

Longshore drift

Answer 369

Longshore current

Answer 370

Rip current

Answer 371

Beach drift

Answer 372

Earth's internal heat

Answer 373

Pressure differences

Answer 374

The Coriolis force

Answer 375

South Carolina

Answer 376

California

Answer 377

New Jersey

Answer 378

Wind speed

Answer 379

Length of time the wind blows

Answer 380

Distance the wind blows over surface

Answer 381

All of the above

Answer 382

Rain amount

Answer 383

Duration of rain

Answer 384

Storm Surge

Answer 385

Central core temperature

Answer 386

A tropical cyclone in the Northern Atlantic

Answer 387

A tropical cyclone in Western Pacific (Japan)

Answer 388

A tornado with hail

Answer 389

A name for a hurricane once it makes landfall

Answer 390

An extratropical cyclone that moves up a coastline

Answer 391

Tidal differences

Answer 392

An ibis bird

Answer 393

treee leaves

Answer 394

Stationary front

Answer 395

Warm front

Answer 396

Occluded Front

Answer 397

Cold front

Answer 398

None of the above

Answer 399

Thunderstorms are common in the late afternoon during summer

Answer 400

Thunderstorms are frequent in Florida and the Midwest United States

Answer 401

Thunderstorms are associated with lightning

Answer 402

Thunderstorms are usually associated with Cold Fronts

Answer 403

All of the above are true of thunderstorms

Answer 404

Breakwaters

Answer 405

Beach norishment

Answer 406

The Oregon coastlines on the Pacific Ocean

Answer 407

The Louisiana coastlines on the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 408

The Ohio coastlines on Lake Erie

Answer 409

The Florida coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 410

All of the above are at risk of some coastal hazard

Answer 411

Cold front

Answer 412

Warm front

Answer 413

Occluded front

Answer 414

Stationary front

Answer 415

All of the above

Answer 416

they destabalize the air, causing flight problems.

Answer 417

they allow for pollution to become trapped next to the earth.

Answer 418

they aid in tornado formations

Answer 419

they create unstable weather

Answer 420

the Sahara desert

Answer 421

warm summer winds

Answer 422

warm ocean water

Answer 423

arm solar radiation

Answer 424

A large amount of rainfall

Answer 425

A large amount of wind

Answer 426

A large increase in sea level

Answer 427

A sudden increase in wind

Answer 428

A sudden increase in rainfall

Answer 429

get approval from their local jurisdiction

Answer 430

provide documentation about the need of the study

Answer 431

minimize discomfort

Answer 432

Only select certain types of animals

Answer 433

nationalism

Answer 434

A Nor'Easter

Answer 435

High pressure system

Answer 436

Low pressure system

Answer 437

A hurricane

Answer 438

Hurricane, Tropical Depression, Tropical Disturbance

Answer 439

Tropical Depression, Tropical Disturbance, Tropical Storm, Hurricane

Answer 440

Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression, Tropical Disturbance, Hurricane

Answer 441

Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Disturbance, Tropical Depression.

Answer 442

Tropical Disturbance, Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Hurricane

Answer 443

Breakwaters

Answer 444

Beach Nourishment

Answer 445

66 degrees

Answer 446

90 degrees

Answer 447

23 degrees

Answer 448

Mesosphere

Answer 449

Troposphere

Answer 450

Stratosphere

Answer 451

Thermosphere

Answer 452

Asthenosphere

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