Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
An extreme event that is triggered by destructive forces
occurring in nature that causes significant disruption to
society. - Correct Answers ✅Natural Disaster
A source of danger to life, property, and the environment. The
probability that a dangerous event will occur. - Correct
Answers ✅Natural Hazards
An assessment of the amount of energy released during an
event. Magnitude scales exist for earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, hurricanes, and tornadoes. In seismology, different
magnitudes are calculated for the same earthquake when
different types of seismic waves are used. - Correct
Answers ✅Magnetude
A natural disaster so overwhelming that outside assistance is
needed to handle the response and recovery for the region. -
Correct Answers ✅Great Natural Disasters
The shaking of the Earth by seismic waves radiating away
from disturbances, most commonly fault movements. -
Correct Answers ✅Earthquakes
Long-period sea waves caused by oceanic disturbances, such
as fault movements, volcanic eruptions, meteorite impacts,
and landslides. - Correct Answers ✅Tsunamis
,Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
Violent weather events featuring strong wind and heavy
precipitation (rain, snow, or hail). - Correct Answers
✅Storms
Overflowing of bodies of water into normally dry land when
discharge exceeds the capacity to contain the flow or when
there are obstructions to flow. - Correct Answers ✅Floods
Prolonged intervals of dryness causing damage to plants and
animals. - Correct Answers ✅Droughts
Unplanned fires occurring in a forested area or thick brush. -
Correct Answers ✅Wildfires
The possibility of being harmed or damaged, often expressed
as the product of vulnerability and hazard. - Correct
Answers ✅Risk
The maximum population size that can be supported under a
given set of environmental conditions. - Correct Answers
✅Carrying Capacity
Actions taken in the short term to provide assistance after an
emergency has occurred. - Correct Answers ✅Response
,Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
Actions taken in the long term to restore the pre-disaster
conditions of a community. - Correct Answers ✅Recovery
Actions taken in advance to ensure people are ready when
disaster strikes. - Correct Answers ✅Preparedness
actions taken to minimize the risk associated with a natural
hazard. - Correct Answers ✅Mitigation
Making adjustments in decisions and activities because of
changes in climate, with the goals of moderating harm. -
Correct Answers ✅Adaptation
Common Era. Equivalent to AD. - Correct Answers ✅CE
The number of events in a given time interval. For waves, it is
the number of cycles that pass in a second; frequency =
1/period. - Correct Answers ✅Frequency
Capacity for performing work. - Correct Answers ✅Energy
Exposure to being harmed or damaged. - Correct Answers
✅Vulnerability
, Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
The amount of time between similar events. - Correct
Answers ✅Return Period
Small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun. - Correct Answers
✅Asteroids
The layer of the Earth below the lithosphere in which isostatic
adjustments take place. The rocks here deform readily and
flow slowly. - Correct Answers ✅Asthenosphere
The gaseous envelope around the Earth, composed chiefly of
nitrogen and oxygen. The average atmospheric pressure a
sea level is 101.3 kPa. - Correct Answers ✅Atmosphere
The mapping of depths of H2O in oceans, rivers, and lakes;
the underwater equivalent of topography. - Correct Answers
✅Bathymetry
Property of material in which stress causes abrupt fracture. -
Correct Answers ✅Brittle
Small, glassy spheres crystallized in space from semi-molten
or molten droplets of rock. - Correct Answers ✅Chondrules
Ice bodies moving through outer space. - Correct Answers
✅Comets
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
An extreme event that is triggered by destructive forces
occurring in nature that causes significant disruption to
society. - Correct Answers ✅Natural Disaster
A source of danger to life, property, and the environment. The
probability that a dangerous event will occur. - Correct
Answers ✅Natural Hazards
An assessment of the amount of energy released during an
event. Magnitude scales exist for earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, hurricanes, and tornadoes. In seismology, different
magnitudes are calculated for the same earthquake when
different types of seismic waves are used. - Correct
Answers ✅Magnetude
A natural disaster so overwhelming that outside assistance is
needed to handle the response and recovery for the region. -
Correct Answers ✅Great Natural Disasters
The shaking of the Earth by seismic waves radiating away
from disturbances, most commonly fault movements. -
Correct Answers ✅Earthquakes
Long-period sea waves caused by oceanic disturbances, such
as fault movements, volcanic eruptions, meteorite impacts,
and landslides. - Correct Answers ✅Tsunamis
,Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
Violent weather events featuring strong wind and heavy
precipitation (rain, snow, or hail). - Correct Answers
✅Storms
Overflowing of bodies of water into normally dry land when
discharge exceeds the capacity to contain the flow or when
there are obstructions to flow. - Correct Answers ✅Floods
Prolonged intervals of dryness causing damage to plants and
animals. - Correct Answers ✅Droughts
Unplanned fires occurring in a forested area or thick brush. -
Correct Answers ✅Wildfires
The possibility of being harmed or damaged, often expressed
as the product of vulnerability and hazard. - Correct
Answers ✅Risk
The maximum population size that can be supported under a
given set of environmental conditions. - Correct Answers
✅Carrying Capacity
Actions taken in the short term to provide assistance after an
emergency has occurred. - Correct Answers ✅Response
,Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
Actions taken in the long term to restore the pre-disaster
conditions of a community. - Correct Answers ✅Recovery
Actions taken in advance to ensure people are ready when
disaster strikes. - Correct Answers ✅Preparedness
actions taken to minimize the risk associated with a natural
hazard. - Correct Answers ✅Mitigation
Making adjustments in decisions and activities because of
changes in climate, with the goals of moderating harm. -
Correct Answers ✅Adaptation
Common Era. Equivalent to AD. - Correct Answers ✅CE
The number of events in a given time interval. For waves, it is
the number of cycles that pass in a second; frequency =
1/period. - Correct Answers ✅Frequency
Capacity for performing work. - Correct Answers ✅Energy
Exposure to being harmed or damaged. - Correct Answers
✅Vulnerability
, Natural Disasters Final Exam Test Bank
GUARANTEED PASS (Graded A+)
The amount of time between similar events. - Correct
Answers ✅Return Period
Small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun. - Correct Answers
✅Asteroids
The layer of the Earth below the lithosphere in which isostatic
adjustments take place. The rocks here deform readily and
flow slowly. - Correct Answers ✅Asthenosphere
The gaseous envelope around the Earth, composed chiefly of
nitrogen and oxygen. The average atmospheric pressure a
sea level is 101.3 kPa. - Correct Answers ✅Atmosphere
The mapping of depths of H2O in oceans, rivers, and lakes;
the underwater equivalent of topography. - Correct Answers
✅Bathymetry
Property of material in which stress causes abrupt fracture. -
Correct Answers ✅Brittle
Small, glassy spheres crystallized in space from semi-molten
or molten droplets of rock. - Correct Answers ✅Chondrules
Ice bodies moving through outer space. - Correct Answers
✅Comets
