Icebreaker - Geological & Hydrometeorological Hazards Quiz

This occurs when rock below land surface dissolves causing ground subsidence?

• earthquake

• landslide

• sinkhole

• coastal erosion

Which of the following is a natural cause of ground subsidence?

• mining

• tectonic motion

• over extraction of ground water

• rising of sea level

In which are will a sinkhole likely occur?

• town proper near the beach

• mountain with exposed bedrock

• farmland on a fault line

• road near a fissure area

A geological event, in which the top layer of earth on the side of a hill or mountain becomes loose and moves downwards.

• liquefaction

• erosion

• sinkhole

• landslide

It occurs when the detached mass of materials move along a downward sloping surface.

• fall

• slide

• topple

• flow

It is a type of landslide that begins when the material on cliffs lose support or becomes fractured from the main rock.

• fall

• topple

• slide

• flow

A type of landslide where a block of materials is detached from a steep slope and moves forward and downward.

• topple

• slide

• fall

• flow

It is a breakdown and removal of materials from the coastline due to wave action, tidal currents, and human activities.

• coastal erosion

• saltwater intrusion

• submersion

• storm surge

_______ is a condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time.

• abiotic

• biotic

• climate

• weather

_______ is the typical weather in a place over a long period of time.

• abiotic

• biotic

• climate

• weather