ISP 203B Natural Hazards EXAM LATEST
VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following can be commonly linked to hurricanes?
A. Tsunami
B. Fires
C. Beach Erosion
D. Mudflows - answer>>C. Beach erosion
Natural hazards may be influenced by which of the following?
A. Geography
B. Human population
C. Moon's orbit
D. Both A & B - answer>>D. Both A & B
In our class, how do we define risk?
A. The ability to identify situations that may prove to be hazardous to the
environment
B. The product of the probability of an event times the consequences once
it occurs
C. The attempt to determine if a course of action may lead to negative
results
, D. The behavior or actions of an individual where the outcome can be
determined - answer>>B. The product of the probability of an event times
the consequences once it occurs
Plate Tectonics can be described as which of the following?
A. A law that describes the movement of the continents throughout recent
history
B. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust and the movement
of plates
C. An explanation of why different species have evolved over the course of
Earth's history
D. A description of past extinction events that determined where fossil
evidence exists - answer>>B. A theory explaining the structure of the
Earth's crust and the movement of plates
Which of the following are the three main components of the Earth's
structure?
A. Crust, Plates, and Oceans
B. Mantle, Plates, and Mountains
C. Core, Mantle, and Crust
D. Oceans, Mountains, and Plates - answer>>C. Core, Mantle, and Crust
What types of crust exist on Earth?
A. Oceanic
B. Continental
C. Mantle
VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following can be commonly linked to hurricanes?
A. Tsunami
B. Fires
C. Beach Erosion
D. Mudflows - answer>>C. Beach erosion
Natural hazards may be influenced by which of the following?
A. Geography
B. Human population
C. Moon's orbit
D. Both A & B - answer>>D. Both A & B
In our class, how do we define risk?
A. The ability to identify situations that may prove to be hazardous to the
environment
B. The product of the probability of an event times the consequences once
it occurs
C. The attempt to determine if a course of action may lead to negative
results
, D. The behavior or actions of an individual where the outcome can be
determined - answer>>B. The product of the probability of an event times
the consequences once it occurs
Plate Tectonics can be described as which of the following?
A. A law that describes the movement of the continents throughout recent
history
B. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust and the movement
of plates
C. An explanation of why different species have evolved over the course of
Earth's history
D. A description of past extinction events that determined where fossil
evidence exists - answer>>B. A theory explaining the structure of the
Earth's crust and the movement of plates
Which of the following are the three main components of the Earth's
structure?
A. Crust, Plates, and Oceans
B. Mantle, Plates, and Mountains
C. Core, Mantle, and Crust
D. Oceans, Mountains, and Plates - answer>>C. Core, Mantle, and Crust
What types of crust exist on Earth?
A. Oceanic
B. Continental
C. Mantle
