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Seismic and Volcanic hazards: key terms/concepts

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Pitanje 1
1.

Which two of the waves listed below are surface waves?

Pitanje 2
2.

Which of these definitions refers to the focus of an earthquake

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Pitanje 3
3.

On the map suggest where the deepest (measured by focus depth) earthquakes may occur

Pitanje 4
4.

Which of the descriptions below matches a strike slip fault?

Pitanje 5
5.

True or false: surface waves can travel through the earths core

Pitanje 6
6.

Identify 5 different factors that can influence the impact of an earthquake event

Pitanje 7
7.

Which of the names below refer to ways of measuring earthquakes that are commonly used today

Pitanje 8
8.

Which of the factors below contributed to the worsening of the Haiti earthquake disaster in 2010? Tick all that apply

Pitanje 9
9.

Match the geobite to the characteristic

Wooden buildings set on fire

Avalanches

Extensive landslides

Lead to a tsunami

Tsunami lead to failure of a nuclear plant

Haiti 2010

Kobe 1995

Kashmir 2005

Nepal

Sendai/Tohuko

Pitanje 10
10.

Which of the definitions below is refering to ejecta?

Pitanje 11
11.

Which of the definitions below is refering to Tephra?

Pitanje 12
12.

Which of the combination of factors below cause volcanic eruptions?

Pitanje 13
13.

Most viscous

Least viscous

Greatest amount of exsolved gases

Greatest silica content

Found at divergent plate margins

Formed by oceanic crust being subducted under oceanic crust (island arcs)

Forms acid cone volcanoes

Associated with fissure volcanoes

Ryolitic

Andesitic

Basaltic

Pitanje 14
14.

Draw an annotated diagram to expain the formation of caldera volcanoes

Pitanje 15
15.

Lava dome volcanoes require viscous magma to form

Pitanje 16
16.

Which of these descriptions fit a pyroclastic flow (select all that apply)

Pitanje 17
17.

Which of the hazards below can be found at constructive/divergent plate margins?

Pitanje 18
18.

Name four secondary hazards associated with volcanoes

Pitanje 19
19.

Match the volcano geobite to the key characteristic

Runny lava covering roads and homes, forcing evacuation

Phreatic eruption which took tourists by surprise

Thich deposits of ash caused the capital to be relocated

Eruption caused a tsunami

Large ash clouds and pyroclastic flows

Supervolcano that is also a caldera and could change the climate!

Kilauea

Nyiragongo

Mount Etna

Montserrat

Yellowstone

White Island

Mount Ontake

Tonga

Mount St Helens

Pitanje 20
20.

All volcanoes occur on land