Eosc Sample Final Exam Questions with
complete solution
For most storms we discussed in class, the fuel for the storm is in the form of
_____. - correct answer ✔Warm humid air
For which ocean is a hurricane called a tropical cyclone? - correct answer ✔
Tornadic thunderstorms are most likely near ____. - correct answer ✔Sunset
Long-lasting, rotating thunderstorms are called ____. - correct answer
✔Mesocyclones
Hiding under a large tree branch would be an appropriate safety response for
which hazard? - correct answer ✔Hail
Which indicates the more severe weather disaster? - correct answer ✔Saffir-
Simpson 3
The most violent part of a typhoon is the ____. - correct answer ✔Eye Wall
Vertical air motions are driven by ____ force. - correct answer ✔Buoyancy
It is good to be in a metal car in a lightning storm because ____. - correct
answer ✔Lightning flows on the metal car body
Folds are ____. - correct answer ✔Plastic deformation in response to a
compressive stress
, The modified Mercalli scale indicates ____. - correct answer ✔The intensity
of an earthquake
The runways at Vancouver airport, located in Richmond on the Fraser River
delta, might be damaged by ____ due to a large earthquake because the
airport is built on ____. - correct answer ✔Liquefaction; saturated,
unconsolidated sediments
What is false about earthquakes? - correct answer ✔
Normal faults result in crystal ____. - correct answer ✔Extension
Strain is ____. - correct answer ✔Deformation
In order to estimate an earthquake's location sing seismograms, what do you
need to know along with the P-wave and S-wave arrival times? - correct
answer ✔The velocities of the P-wave and S-waves
The surface of the moon exhibits far more impact craters than does the earth's
surface because the moon ____. - correct answer ✔Has no plate tectonics
and has no atmosphere to erode the craters
What do all impact mitigation strategies have in common? - correct answer
✔Advanced notice and accurate object tracking
The Manicouagan crater in Quebec, Canada _____. - correct answer ✔Is
thought to be linked to the St. Martin crater in Manitoba
complete solution
For most storms we discussed in class, the fuel for the storm is in the form of
_____. - correct answer ✔Warm humid air
For which ocean is a hurricane called a tropical cyclone? - correct answer ✔
Tornadic thunderstorms are most likely near ____. - correct answer ✔Sunset
Long-lasting, rotating thunderstorms are called ____. - correct answer
✔Mesocyclones
Hiding under a large tree branch would be an appropriate safety response for
which hazard? - correct answer ✔Hail
Which indicates the more severe weather disaster? - correct answer ✔Saffir-
Simpson 3
The most violent part of a typhoon is the ____. - correct answer ✔Eye Wall
Vertical air motions are driven by ____ force. - correct answer ✔Buoyancy
It is good to be in a metal car in a lightning storm because ____. - correct
answer ✔Lightning flows on the metal car body
Folds are ____. - correct answer ✔Plastic deformation in response to a
compressive stress
, The modified Mercalli scale indicates ____. - correct answer ✔The intensity
of an earthquake
The runways at Vancouver airport, located in Richmond on the Fraser River
delta, might be damaged by ____ due to a large earthquake because the
airport is built on ____. - correct answer ✔Liquefaction; saturated,
unconsolidated sediments
What is false about earthquakes? - correct answer ✔
Normal faults result in crystal ____. - correct answer ✔Extension
Strain is ____. - correct answer ✔Deformation
In order to estimate an earthquake's location sing seismograms, what do you
need to know along with the P-wave and S-wave arrival times? - correct
answer ✔The velocities of the P-wave and S-waves
The surface of the moon exhibits far more impact craters than does the earth's
surface because the moon ____. - correct answer ✔Has no plate tectonics
and has no atmosphere to erode the craters
What do all impact mitigation strategies have in common? - correct answer
✔Advanced notice and accurate object tracking
The Manicouagan crater in Quebec, Canada _____. - correct answer ✔Is
thought to be linked to the St. Martin crater in Manitoba
