This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural Hazards And Disasters – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the strongest tornado A) EF5. B) EF10. C) EF2. D) EF1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EF5. 2. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor associated with VULNERABILITY to a natural disaster? A) Exposure. B) Susceptibility. C) Coping Capabilities. D) Adaptive Capacities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposure. 3. What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called? A) Hurricanes. B) Tsunamis. C) Tornadoes. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunamis. 4. Name the natural disaster that has strong winds, but does NOT start in the ocean? A) Tornadoes. B) Hurricanes. C) Tsunamis. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tornadoes. 5. What are some natural disasters? A) A war. B) Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain. C) Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. D) A very bad day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. 6. The substance that a wave is passing through A) Medium. B) Gravy. C) Wavelength. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medium. 7. In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ..... A) Cool. B) Cold. C) Hot. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm. 8. A violently destructive windstorm occurring over land A) Hurricane. B) Sand storm. C) Tornado. D) Thunder storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tornado. 9. Where is a safe place to be during an earthquake? A) Outside. B) On the roof of your house. C) In a bathtub. D) In a doorway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a doorway. 10. Where do most earthquakes occur? A) Hotspots. B) Mountains. C) Plate Boundaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate Boundaries. 11. What damage is most likely to be associated with a hurricane? A) Lightning damage to buildings. B) Unsafe air quality. C) Structures damaged by flooding and wind. D) Collapse of buildings without warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structures damaged by flooding and wind. 12. A huge undersea earthquake off the Thailand coastline could produce what natural hazard? A) Tsunami. B) Cyclone. C) Drought. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tsunami. 13. A spinning windstorm that forms over warm waters in the tropical zone is a: A) Volcano. B) Tidal wave. C) Tornado. D) Cyclone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cyclone. 14. Which can result from the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? A) Formation of mountains. B) Glaciation. C) Precipitation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formation of mountains. 15. Of the natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict when it will occur? A) Earthquakes. B) Cyclones or Hurricanes. C) Volcanoes. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 16. Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs? A) S Wave. B) Shear Wave. C) Rayleigh Wave. D) P Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) P Wave. 17. Rock underground suddenly breaks causing movement is a description of which natural hazard? A) Volcanic Eruption. B) Tornado. C) Hurricane. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquake. 18. Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur as much as possible? A) So that we can harness their power for renewable energy. B) So that we can stop them from happening again. C) So that scientists know where to go in order to study them. D) Communities can be notified to evacuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communities can be notified to evacuate. 19. The Richter scale is a measure of the magnitude of a(n): A) Earthquake. B) Volcanic eruption. C) Hurricane. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquake. 20. What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground? A) Speedometer. B) Seismograph. C) Telegraph. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 21. A thunderstorm with high probability of producing severe weather A) Mesocyclone. B) Anvil cloud. C) Thunderhead. D) Supercell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supercell. 22. Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard? A) Tornado. B) House Fire. C) Earthquake. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House Fire. 23. Which could be useful if you wanted to avoid areas likely to experience floods? A) A map that shows elevation of land. B) A map that shows volcanic activity. C) A graph that compares earthquake damage and flood damage. D) A map that shows average yearly temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A map that shows elevation of land. 24. ..... are seismic waves that move both up and down and side to side. A) S waves. B) P waves. C) Faults. D) Surface waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S waves. 25. What is a natural disaster? A) A red letter day. B) A bad thing caused by a bad person. C) An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy. D) An event that causes suffering brought on by nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An event that causes suffering brought on by nature. 26. The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to measure the damage from a(n): A) Hurricane. B) Tornado. C) Earthquake. D) Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tornado. 27. Which hazard has most affected if human populations live in the area where the hazard occurs? A) Earthquakes. B) Drought. C) Hurricanes. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drought. 28. Which is true about earthquakes? A) They are more likely to occur in cold weather. B) Weather is not related to earthquakes. C) They are more likely to occur in warm weather. D) They are triggered by heavy rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather is not related to earthquakes. 29. What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake? A) Epicenter. B) Magnitude. C) Seismogram. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnitude. 30. The most destructive type of seismic wave is a A) P-wave. B) Surface wave. C) Transverse wave. D) S-wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface wave. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNatural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 2Natural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 3Air Pollution QuizAnthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment QuizBiomass Energy QuizBiomedical Waste QuizClimate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions QuizConvention On Biodiversity Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books