Natural Disasters Final Exam
_____ faults are commonly found at areas of plate convergence
where subduction or continental collision Correct Answers
Reverse
____________ floods cause the greatest number of deaths, while
____________ cause the most economic loss Correct Answers
Flash; regional
_____________ is the mechanism of heat transfer that involves
the vertical movement of liquid or gas Correct Answers
Convection
_____________ is the process of gas (such as water vapor)
changing to a liquid (such as rain droplets or cloud droplets)
Correct Answers Condensation
"Named storms" include: Correct Answers Tropical storms and
hurricanes
A lahar is produced when: Correct Answers ash and other
pyroclastic ejecta become saturated with water
A material deforms under stress. When the stress is released, the
materials retains the new shape. This material behavior is
called? Correct Answers Plastic
A material under stress. when the stress is released, the material
returns to its original shape. This material behavior is called?
Correct Answers Elastic
,A sloping surface separating air masses that differ in
temperature and moisture content is called Correct Answers a
front
About 50% of flash floods deaths Correct Answers are vehicle-
related
Aleutian Island Correct Answers Ocean- ocean
Convergent
An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is generally characterized
as: Correct Answers Warm and humid
Analysis of the impact of climate change on Hurricane Florence
suggests that: Correct Answers Global warning is making
hurricanes produce more rain
Andes Mountain Correct Answers Ocean- continent
Convergent
Appalachian Mountains Correct Answers Continent- continent
Convergent
As a "parcel" or balloon of air is forced to rise in the
atmosphere, what happens? Correct Answers The air expands
due to the decrease in the surrounding air pressure, causing the
temperature, causing the temperature of air in the "parcel" to
decrease
, As a hurricane forms, the air: Correct Answers Rises, cools, and
releases latent heat, heating up the hurricane's core
Between 1960 and 2009, flood in the United States produced an
average of ___________ in damages per year Correct Answers
$6.76 billion
Cascade Mountains Correct Answers Ocean- continent
Convergent
Catastrophic subsidence into sinkholes tends to occur more often
in areas underlain by __________. Correct Answers acidic
freshwater flowing through limestone
Crater Lake in Oregon is an example of what kind of volcano?
Correct Answers caldera
Earthquake ___________ is a measure of the amount of energy
released in an earthquake Correct Answers Magnitude
Earthquake intensity is measured by the ________ scale. Correct
Answers Modified Mercalli
East African Rift Zones Correct Answers Continent- continent
Divergent
East Pacific Rise Correct Answers Ocean- ocean
Divergent
European Alps Correct Answers Continent- continent
Convergent
_____ faults are commonly found at areas of plate convergence
where subduction or continental collision Correct Answers
Reverse
____________ floods cause the greatest number of deaths, while
____________ cause the most economic loss Correct Answers
Flash; regional
_____________ is the mechanism of heat transfer that involves
the vertical movement of liquid or gas Correct Answers
Convection
_____________ is the process of gas (such as water vapor)
changing to a liquid (such as rain droplets or cloud droplets)
Correct Answers Condensation
"Named storms" include: Correct Answers Tropical storms and
hurricanes
A lahar is produced when: Correct Answers ash and other
pyroclastic ejecta become saturated with water
A material deforms under stress. When the stress is released, the
materials retains the new shape. This material behavior is
called? Correct Answers Plastic
A material under stress. when the stress is released, the material
returns to its original shape. This material behavior is called?
Correct Answers Elastic
,A sloping surface separating air masses that differ in
temperature and moisture content is called Correct Answers a
front
About 50% of flash floods deaths Correct Answers are vehicle-
related
Aleutian Island Correct Answers Ocean- ocean
Convergent
An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is generally characterized
as: Correct Answers Warm and humid
Analysis of the impact of climate change on Hurricane Florence
suggests that: Correct Answers Global warning is making
hurricanes produce more rain
Andes Mountain Correct Answers Ocean- continent
Convergent
Appalachian Mountains Correct Answers Continent- continent
Convergent
As a "parcel" or balloon of air is forced to rise in the
atmosphere, what happens? Correct Answers The air expands
due to the decrease in the surrounding air pressure, causing the
temperature, causing the temperature of air in the "parcel" to
decrease
, As a hurricane forms, the air: Correct Answers Rises, cools, and
releases latent heat, heating up the hurricane's core
Between 1960 and 2009, flood in the United States produced an
average of ___________ in damages per year Correct Answers
$6.76 billion
Cascade Mountains Correct Answers Ocean- continent
Convergent
Catastrophic subsidence into sinkholes tends to occur more often
in areas underlain by __________. Correct Answers acidic
freshwater flowing through limestone
Crater Lake in Oregon is an example of what kind of volcano?
Correct Answers caldera
Earthquake ___________ is a measure of the amount of energy
released in an earthquake Correct Answers Magnitude
Earthquake intensity is measured by the ________ scale. Correct
Answers Modified Mercalli
East African Rift Zones Correct Answers Continent- continent
Divergent
East Pacific Rise Correct Answers Ocean- ocean
Divergent
European Alps Correct Answers Continent- continent
Convergent
