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Geology Exam #4 Questions With Answers What is a parent isotope? A daughter? Parent Isotope: An isotope that undergoes decay to form a daughter isotope Daughter Isotope: May be stable or may decay to form another daughter (formed from the parent isotope) What is a half‐life? The time required for 1/2 of a radioactive isotope to decay ion a stable daughter isotope What is meant by mass wasting? The general term for all gravity induced movement of material down a slope. How a...

Geography AQA GCSE PAPER 1 (2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED Natural Hazard A natural hazard is a natural process which could cause death, injury or disruption to humans, or destroy proprty or posesions. Natural disaster A natural hzard that has actualy happened Geological hazards Caused by kand and tectonic processes Meteorological hazards Caused by weather and climate Factors affecting hazard risk Urbanisation, poverty, development, climate change Tectonic plates Slabs of the Earth's crust Con...

CFM Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the three most common types of flooding? Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Flash Flooding A curve or turn in a river channel? Meander What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Storm Surge What causes a tsunami? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes List the five types of special flood hazards covered in FEMA 480. 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow...

ISP 203B EXAM 2 WITH COMPLETE & VERIFIED ANSWERS Volcanic Mudflows - ANS ️️ - Form when ash combines with water primarily on stratovolcanoes, and pours down their flanks at high speeds. Similar to very wet concrete. People are often killed by the boulders carried by the flows. - You can't outrun it - Climb up the valley side for safety. Lahars - ANS ️️ - A hot mudflow. Mt. Rainer - ANS ️️ - Poses serious mudflow risks for Seattle-Tacoma area. - Stratovolcano. - Every 500 ye...

EES Exam 2 Questions and answers. Latest Update. Verified. Is all volcanic activity violent and explosive? - -No What is magma? - -Melted rock material How does magma vary? - -It varies in composition. Some can have more silica than others. Silica content - -Silica makes magma more viscous because silica tetrahedra link together. Gas content - -Different dissolved gases, such as H2O and CO2, can control how a volcano erupts. What is the difference between rhyolitic and basalt...

GCSE Geography AQA (Physical) (2022/2023) Already Graded A Natural hazard A natural process which causes death, injury or disruption to humans, or destroy property and possessions. Natural disaster A natural hazard that has actually happened. Geological hazard Caused by land and tectonic processes. Meteorological hazard Caused by weather and climate. Hazard risk The probability that a natural hazard occurs. Vulnerability The more people that are in areas exposed to natural hazards, the grea...

Vent An opening in Earth's crust through which volcanic material erupts. Silica A major portion of all magma is ________. Brainpower Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Lava Molten rock that comes out of an erupting volcano. Pyroclastic flow A dense cloud of superhot gases and rock fragments that races downhill. Magma This collects in a chamber before erupting through a volcano. Ash, cinders, and block _______...

When did Congress pass the National Flood Insurance Act? - Answer 1968 What act did Congress pass in 1968 - Answer National Flood Insurance Act What was the NFIP created to do? (4) - Answer 1) Transfer the costs of private property flood losses from the taxpayers to floodplain property owners through flood insurance premiums. 2) Provide floodplain residents and property owners with financial aid after floods, especially smaller floods that do not warrant federal disaster aid. 3) Guide de...

AQA GEOGRAPHY GCSE LATEST 2023 GRADED A+ Urbanisation Increase in the proportion of the countries population living in towns and cities High Income countries the nations with the highest overall standards of living % of UK in urban setting 1950 79% % of UK in urban setting 2013 83% low-income countries nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor Example of HIC UK, USA, France % of Nigeria's Urban population 51% Example of LIC Ethiopia, Niger and Nepal % of Ethio...

Which of the following is a potential consequence of a large asteroid impact? A. Tsunami B. Earthquake C. Wildfire D. All of the Above - ANSWER-D. All of the Above The Scientific Method typically develops in order as follows: A. Question - Observation - Research - Data - Experiment - Hypothesis - Conclusion B. Observation - Question - Research - Hypothesis - Experiment - Data - Conclusion C. Research - Question - Observation - Data - Experiment - Hypothesis - Conclusion D. Hypothesis ...