Hazards retrieval

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.

The core of the earth is hot because of.....

• Magic

• Radioactive decay

• Volcanoes

• The sun

What plate boundary is this?

• Conservative

• Constructive

• Destructive

Which words best describe oceanic crust?

• Thick, heavy, andesite

• Thin, heavy, andesite

• Thin, heavy, basalt

• Thin, light, basalt

What is a natural hazard?

• Sudden, severe events which make the natural environemnt difficult to manage. They disrupt human life, and have huge economic and social impacts.

• Suddenly being run over by a car on your way to tesco

• Suddenly running out of toilet paper when you need to go fast.

• trying to walk from one side of your bedroom to the other.

Which of these is an atmospheric hazard?

• Glacial Bursts, Storm surges, Tsunamis, Mudflows

• Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, Sink holes

• Lightning, heatwave, blizzards, wild fire, droughts ....

Which of these is classed as flooding?

• Storm surges, Glacial bursts, Avalances, Tsunami

• Tornadoes, Droughts, heatwaves, Blizzards

• Earthquakes, Volcaninc eruptions, Landslides, Sinkholes

What is hazard risk?

• Chance of being affected by a natural hazard. e.g those living near the sea at risk of flooding

• Walking through your bedroom without breaking your neck.

• A car running you down on the way to asda.