ISP 203B Natural Hazards EXAM 2026-2027
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In geology divergent, convergent, and transform can best be described as:
A. Subduction Zones
B. Oceanic Plates
C. Plate Boundaries
D. Continental Plates - answer>>C. Plate Boundaries
At a divergent boundary plate:
A. Plates subduct below each other
B. Plates move away from each other
C. Plates move towards each other
D. Plates slide past each other - answer>>B. Plates move away from each
other
At a convergent boundary plate:
A. Plates subduct below each other
B. Plates move away from each other
C. Plates move towards each other
D. Plates slide past each other - answer>>C. Plates move towards each
other
At a transform boundary plate:
, A. Plates subduct below each other
B. Plates move away from each other
C. Plates move towards each other
D. Plates slide past each other - answer>>D. Plates slide past each other
What geological features typically characterize Convergent boundaries?
A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanoes
C. Mountains
D. All of the above - answer>>D. All of the Above
What geological features typically characterize Divergent boundaries?
A. Faults
B. Rifts
C. Volcanic Activity
D. All of the above - answer>>D. All of the above
The Richter scale used to express the magnitude of an earthquake is a
logarithmic scale:
A. True
B. False - answer>>A. True
What magnitude did the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan register on the
Richter scale?
LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
In geology divergent, convergent, and transform can best be described as:
A. Subduction Zones
B. Oceanic Plates
C. Plate Boundaries
D. Continental Plates - answer>>C. Plate Boundaries
At a divergent boundary plate:
A. Plates subduct below each other
B. Plates move away from each other
C. Plates move towards each other
D. Plates slide past each other - answer>>B. Plates move away from each
other
At a convergent boundary plate:
A. Plates subduct below each other
B. Plates move away from each other
C. Plates move towards each other
D. Plates slide past each other - answer>>C. Plates move towards each
other
At a transform boundary plate:
, A. Plates subduct below each other
B. Plates move away from each other
C. Plates move towards each other
D. Plates slide past each other - answer>>D. Plates slide past each other
What geological features typically characterize Convergent boundaries?
A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanoes
C. Mountains
D. All of the above - answer>>D. All of the Above
What geological features typically characterize Divergent boundaries?
A. Faults
B. Rifts
C. Volcanic Activity
D. All of the above - answer>>D. All of the above
The Richter scale used to express the magnitude of an earthquake is a
logarithmic scale:
A. True
B. False - answer>>A. True
What magnitude did the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan register on the
Richter scale?
