GEOL 100 Exam #1 Complete Questions
And Answers 100% Correct!!!
3 Reasons why we study hazards CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Improve our understanding
of natural processes that operate across the surface of the earth.
2. Explain how human decisions contribute to the creation of hazards and turn natural
disasters into catastrophes.
3. Help protect the lives of millions of people that are affected.
Hazard CORRECT ANSWERS Natural process or event that is a potential threat to
human life and property.
Disaster CORRECT ANSWERS Sudden event that causes great damage or loss of life
over a limited area.
Catastrophe CORRECT ANSWERS Massive disaster requiring specific expenditure of
money and a long time for recovery.
Some changes in pattern of human land use affect the occurrence and impact of natural
hazards CORRECT ANSWERS -Move to marginal lands.
-Increase population density in hazardous areas.
-Alter physical environment in destabilizing manners.
Why we study geologic processes CORRECT ANSWERS Geologic conditions largely
govern the type, location, and intensity of natural processes
Geologic cycle CORRECT ANSWERS The processes that create, maintain, modify and
recycle earth materials.
Rocks CORRECT ANSWERS Aggregates of one or more minerals.
Minerals CORRECT ANSWERS Naturally occurring, crystalline substance with defined
properties.
Rock Classificstions CORRECT ANSWERS Classifications:
Igneous- produced by crystallization of molten rock
Sedimentary- Produced from deposition of weathered materials and/or chemical
precipitation
Metamorphic- Altered in form by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids
Hydrologic Cycle CORRECT ANSWERS The movement of water through the
atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
And Answers 100% Correct!!!
3 Reasons why we study hazards CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Improve our understanding
of natural processes that operate across the surface of the earth.
2. Explain how human decisions contribute to the creation of hazards and turn natural
disasters into catastrophes.
3. Help protect the lives of millions of people that are affected.
Hazard CORRECT ANSWERS Natural process or event that is a potential threat to
human life and property.
Disaster CORRECT ANSWERS Sudden event that causes great damage or loss of life
over a limited area.
Catastrophe CORRECT ANSWERS Massive disaster requiring specific expenditure of
money and a long time for recovery.
Some changes in pattern of human land use affect the occurrence and impact of natural
hazards CORRECT ANSWERS -Move to marginal lands.
-Increase population density in hazardous areas.
-Alter physical environment in destabilizing manners.
Why we study geologic processes CORRECT ANSWERS Geologic conditions largely
govern the type, location, and intensity of natural processes
Geologic cycle CORRECT ANSWERS The processes that create, maintain, modify and
recycle earth materials.
Rocks CORRECT ANSWERS Aggregates of one or more minerals.
Minerals CORRECT ANSWERS Naturally occurring, crystalline substance with defined
properties.
Rock Classificstions CORRECT ANSWERS Classifications:
Igneous- produced by crystallization of molten rock
Sedimentary- Produced from deposition of weathered materials and/or chemical
precipitation
Metamorphic- Altered in form by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids
Hydrologic Cycle CORRECT ANSWERS The movement of water through the
atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
