Unit 8 Review

Large waves generated by earthquake are called

• Wind

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Ocean current

It is a violent vibration in the earth crust

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Flood

• Slide

Heavy rainfall,melting of snow, tropical cyclones, cloudburst results in

• Earth quake

• Flood

• Tsunami

• Erosion

A period of time where there is little to no rainfall is called

• desert

• drought

• dust

• none of the above

What is a damaging fast-moving wave often caused by underwater earthquake?

• tsunami

• volcano

• hurricane

• all the above

A hole in the Earth's crust that can spew lava and ash is called a

• vortex

• earthquake

• hurricane

• volcano

Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength? 

• Earthquake
• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Hurricane

A is a vegetated piece of land. B is a concrete piece of land. Is A or B more prone to flooding  / more likely to flood?

• A, because vegetation is LESS permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
• B, because concrete is LESS permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
• B, because concrete is MORE permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding
• A, because vegetation is MORE permeable = lower infiltration = more surface runoff = greater risk of flooding

• Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
• Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
• Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
• Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition