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Natural Disasters Final Exam University of Iowa Questions
With Complete Solutions

2013 Yarnell Hill Fire Correct Answers -19 firefighters killed
-8,000 acres were burned
-Started by lightning strike

2018 Camp Fire Correct Answers -42 fatalities
-6,453 homes destroyed

3 classifications of fires Correct Answers -Ground
-Surface
-Crown

3 factors used to classify mass wasting events Correct Answers
-Type
-How
-Rate of movement

3 ways fire transfers energy Correct Answers Conduction
-Convection
-Radiation

Angle of repose Correct Answers -The steepest angle at which
loose material remains stationary without sliding downslope
-Fine grain=shallower slope

Avalanche Correct Answers -Air supported
-Rocks/snow
-Fast!!

, Carrying capacity Correct Answers The largest population that
an area can support

Changes in albedo Correct Answers Higher albedo=more
reflective, more energy sent back into space

Changes in atmospheric composition Correct Answers -
Greenhouse gases
-Greenhouse effect
-CO2 reservoirs

Changes in solar insolation over time Correct Answers Sun is
30% less luminous

Climate Correct Answers Long term pattern of weather in a
particular area

Combustion Correct Answers -Second phase of wildfire
-Ignition
-Energy is released as heat and light

Conduction Correct Answers Heat passes through material

Configuration of continents Correct Answers Location of the
poles

Convection Correct Answers Heat rises

Creep Correct Answers -The slow downhill movement of
weathered rock material
-Freeze thaw cycles

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