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Natural Hazards CFU 1 Year 9

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What is a natural hazard?

Earthquake

Traffic congestion

Deforestation

Pollution

Which factor lowers vulnerability to disasters?

Strong government policy

High education levels

Limited resources

Poor quality infrastructure

Why is coastal living risky?

Tsunamis and tropical storms

Higher temperatures

Better resources

Isolated living

Economic impact of hazards includes?

Increased population

Spread of disease

Loss of jobs and income

Habitat recovery

How does urbanization affect hazard risk?

Always decreases risk

Has no impact

Can both increase and decrease

Always increases risk

Name the ancient supercontinent?

Laurasia

Eurasia

Gondwana

Pangea

What is liquid metal in Earth?

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

Crust

What drives tectonic movement?

Convection currents in mantle

Ocean currents

Gravity

Wind

Which is NOT continental drift evidence?

Fossil patterns

Ocean currents

Jigsaw fit

Glacial scratches

Tectonic plates move at what speed?

Several meters per day

At speed of sound

At rate fingernails grow

Instantly during earthquakes

Which Earth layer is solid but hot?

Outer Core

Inner Core

Mantle

Crust

Which boundary creates composite volcanoes?

Conservative

Destructive

Collision

Constructive

Which boundary forms shield volcanoes?

Constructive

Destructive

Conservative

Collision

Which boundary causes strong quakes only?

Constructive

Collision

Destructive

Conservative

Which boundary creates mountains?

Constructive

Collision

Conservative

Destructive

What happens at destructive boundaries?

Plates slide past each other

Subduction of oceanic plate

No movement occurs

Plates move apart

Which hazard is likely at constructive boundaries?

Tsunami

Mountain formation

Shield volcano eruption

Composite volcano eruption

What's likely at collision boundaries?

Tsunami

Earthquake and mountain formation

Flooding

Shield volcano eruption