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What is a natural hazard?
Burning yourself on the iron at home
A road traffic accident
A natural event which causes a threat to human activity or people
A natural event which involves a human causes hazard
Which of these are natural hazards?
Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps
What is a hazard risk?
Chance or probability of being affected by a natural event.
The risk of falling over
The chances of falling into a volcano
Chance or probability of being affected by a human event.
What are tectonic plates?
Extra large ceramic plates
Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes
The Earth's crust
The top of the earth
Which one is the odd one out?
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Subduction Zone
What features are found at a destructive plate boundary?
Subduction Zone
Fold Mountains
Volcanoes
Magma Sinks
Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?
Subduction Zone
Rising Magma
Plates moving apart
Volcanoes
Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas Mountain Range
The Andes Mountain Range
San Andreas Fault
What is a primary effect of an earthquake?
Forest Fires
Ruptured water pipes
Death and Injuries
Death by diseases
Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?
Tsunami
Fires
Ground Shaking
Landslides
Where are tropical locations found?
north of the Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer
at the poles
in LICs
Between the tropics along the equator
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered in TRF?
4%
5%
6%
7%
The core of the earth is hot because of.....
Magic
Radioactive decay
Volcanoes
The sun
What plate boundary is this?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
Which tectonic plate boundary has NO volcanic activity?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
Which words best describe oceanic crust?
Thick, light
Thin, light
Thick, dense
Thin, dense
At the equator air is rising - this creates....
High pressure
Low pressure
Trade winds
Deserts
The worst effect of a tropical storm is......
The wind
The rain
Landslides
The storm surge
Which is one HUMAN cause of climate change?
Milankovic cycles
Methane from cattle
Sunspots
Volcanoes
Which of the following are causes for an increase in global greenhouse gases?
Sea levels rising and ice caps melting
Larger populations eating beef and driving petrol cars
Sun spots and volcanoes
More agreements between countries
What scale are tropical storms measured on?
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Richter Scale
Volcanic Explosivity Index
Fujita Scale
Methods of managing the coastline that involve the construction of significant structures to try and prevent or reduce coastal processes are known as:
coastal management
hard Engineering
soft Engineering
Identify the sea wall
What is one reason why tropical storms can start to lose their energy?
they cross the equator
they travel east
they reach land
the coriolis effect
What type of erosion occurs when rocks in water smash against each other?
attrition
abrasion
hammering
hydraulic action
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