This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural Hazards And Disasters – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 3 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is a hurricane measured? A) Pulse. B) EF scale. C) Richter Scale. D) Saffir-Simpson scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saffir-Simpson scale. 2. Low point of a wave A) Wavelength. B) Amplitude. C) Trough. D) Crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trough. 3. The area beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks is the ..... A) Focus. B) Plateau. C) Epicenter. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus. 4. What is something we could put in place to help reduce the loss of lives in the event of an earthquake? A) Build new buildings on higher grounds. B) Modify old buildings so they are more flexible. C) Force people to move from areas prone to earthquakes. D) Build smaller buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modify old buildings so they are more flexible. 5. All are problems that could occur if an area was affected by a massive earthquake except for which one? A) Damage to property or loss of lives. B) Creation of tsunamis or landslides. C) Production of acid rain. D) Damage to infrastructure or loss of electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Production of acid rain. 6. Which of the following is not a geologic hazard? A) Sinkhole. B) Landslide. C) Hurricane. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricane. 7. Which statement about earthquakes and weather is true? A) Earthquakes and weather are not related. B) Earthquakes cannot happen in cold weather. C) Atmospheric conditions cause both earthquakes and weather. D) The movement of tectonic plates causes both earthquakes and weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes and weather are not related. 8. How are hurricanes monitored? A) By a weather map. B) By meterologist and satelite. C) By a radar. D) By the Richter scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By meterologist and satelite. 9. Which of the natural hazards below is the hardest to predict? A) Tsunamis. B) Tropical Cyclones. C) Earthquakes. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes. 10. Tsunamis are formed due to what? A) Volcanic eruption. B) Hurricane. C) Underwater earthquake. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underwater earthquake. 11. Which of the following is not a type of natural hazard? A) Earthquake. B) Volcanic eruption. C) Tornado. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountain. 12. What is one effect of a tsunami? A) Flooding. B) Weathering. C) An earthquake. D) A volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNatural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 1Natural Hazards And Disasters Quiz 2Air 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