Natural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

2. Earthquakes are caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

3. The most destructive type of seismic wave is a

4. Which is true of natural hazards?

5. A spinning windstorm that forms over warm waters in the tropical zone is a _____

6. Which type of map could be useful if you wanted to avoid areas likely to receive earthquakes?

7. What is molten rock inside a volcano called?

8. All are ways to minimize the effects of an earthquakes except for which one?

9. Which of the following would be a potential economic effect of a natural disaster?

10. A precursor event is something that sometimes occurs before a natural hazard. Which of the following is NOT a precursor event for a flood?

11. What is the 3 ingredients for tornadoes?

12. What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

13. How have humans learned to live and survive in areas where natural hazards occur?

14. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

15. Meteorologist use weather forecasting models of hurricanes to help do what?

16. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall which results in a loss of plant and animal life, including crops

17. Compared to hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes, wildfires:

18. One region of the world that is very exposed to volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes is called:

19. Number of waves passing a given point in a certain amount of time, measured in Hertz (Hz)

20. As the frequency of a wave increases, the _____ decreases.

21. Geologic hazards occur in the crust of the earth. Which of the following is a geologic natural hazard?

22. Earthquakes occur more often near what?

23. Waves that require a medium are called

24. What is the best way to collect data from a hurricane?

25. What does a seismograph measure?