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Tectonic hazards
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Preguntas del test (10)
1Which type of plate boundary involves two plates colliding?
- ADivergent
- BConvergent
- CConservative
- DOceanic
2Which of the following are characteristics of Oceanic crust?
- ADenser than continental crust
- BLighter than continental crust
- CThicker than continental crust
3The densest layer of the Earth is the inner core
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
4What is the opening at the top of a volcano called?
- Amagma chamber
- Bcrater
5What is NOT a feature of a shield cone volcano?
- Awide base
- Beffusive eruptions
- Crunny lava
- Dsteep slopes
6Eruptions can be predicted by volcanologists. They monitor magmatic [blank_start]earthquakes[blank_end] using a seismometer, gas emissions using a [blank_start]correlation spectrometer[blank_end] and bulging on the sides of the volcano is measured using a [blank_start]tilt meter[blank_end]. These are all warning signs of an imminent eruption.
- Aearthquakes
- Bvolcanoes
- Ccorrelation spectrometer
- Dtiltmeter
- Etilt meter
- Fthermometer
7It is possible to predict an earthqukae
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
8Which of the following is NOT a short term response to a volcanic eruption or earthquake?
- AEvacuate the affected area
- Bset up emergency shelters
- CSet up health care facilities
- Drebuild buildings and infrastructure
- Esecure a food and water supply
9Which of these were impacts of the Haiti earthquake?
- AHomes destroyed
- BPort and transport infrastructure damaged
- CCholera outbreak
- Dpeople killed by collapsed buildings
- EThe bullet train derailed
10Which of these are NOT ways to make buildings earthquake resistant?
- ACross bracing
- BBase isolators
- Ccounter weights
- Dbetter warning alarms
- Ereinforced concrete
- Fautomatic shutters on windows
Información
- Descripción
- a review of volcanoes and earthquakes
- Autor
- elizabeth saville
- Idioma
- English
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