Natural Hazards

Which is the correct order for the layers of the earth?

• Inner mantle, outer mantle, core, outer core

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Crust, core, mantle, outer core

Where would the most damage be caused in an earthquake?

• Close to the epicentre

• Far away from the epicenter

• In rural areas

Choose all statements that are true about the oceanic crust

• Thicker than continental

• Thinner than continental

• Continually renewed and destroyed

• Lighter than continental

Countries around the Pacific Ring of Fire are more at risk of what types of natural hazard?

• Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes and flooding

• Volcanic eruptions and drought

• Volcanoes and forest fires

What would the likely short-term impacts of a weather hazard be on a developed country?

• High death toll and high economic cost

• Low death toll and low economic cost

• High death toll and low economic cost

• Low death toll and high economic cost

Which of the following are examples of plate margins

• Conductive, destructive and conservative

• Constructive, destructive and conservative

• Constructive, destructive and democratic

• Conductive, destructive and democratic

Where are ocean ridges often found?

• Destructive plate margin

• Conservative plate margin

• Conductive plate margin

• Constructive plate margin

On what scale do we measure the strength of tropical storms

• Richter scale

• Logarithmic scale

• Saffir-Simpson scale

• Beaufort wind force scale

When comparing tectonic events, we look at contrasting areas of wealth. Which country is our case study for a LIC earthquake?

Air at the Equator is heated strongly so it rises, creating low pressure conditions. The air then flows north and south high in the atmosphere, then sinks as it cools. Which convection cell is responsible for this?

• Pressure cell

• Polar cell

• Hadley cell

• Ferrel cell