Unit 1 Quiz Review

How do you prevent a landslide of a mountain?

• Saturate the land with more water

• Removing plants/trees/shrubs

• Closing the road to travelers

• Placing a mesh wire or netting along the side

Seismographs are used to measure the intensity of an Earthquake. Volcanoes are typically found in the same areas where earthquakes occur. Why?

• They are both found near plate boundaries

• Detecting earthquakes near volcanoes means nothing

• earthquakes and volcanoes do not occur at the same location

• Detecting an earthquake near an active volcano means there will be a big earthquake soon

A scientist detects small tremors from an earthquake using a seismograph. These tremors occur near an active volcano. Knowing that earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the same place.. what can you infer will happen?

• nothing will happen

• a tsunami will likely occur

• the volcano will be active and erupt

• the volcano will go dormant and never erupt again

What population will be in the most danger if an earthquake occurs?

• a population living in a tropical climate

• a population living at a high elevation (on a mountain)

• a population living near a fault line/zone

• a population living on an island

What natural disaster forms over warm waters and its strength is measured by wind speed?

• tusnami

• earthquake

• tornado

• hurricane

Which is NOT a type of damage caused by a volcano?

• fires that destroy vegetation and buildings

• dust and gas that block the sun and decrease global temperatures

• acid rain

• melting polar ice caps, which flood low lying areas

What weakens a hurricane?

• warm water/ land

• cool water/ land

• wind speed

• distance to land

If a hurricane is approaching land and it hits cool waters... will it increase or decrease its chance of hitting land?

• increase

• decrease

Where is the energy and destruction of an earthquake the greatest?

• epicenter

• focus

• ocean

• seismic stations

Is a hurricane a low or high pressure system?

• low pressure

• high pressure

Answer explanation

A high pressure system would weaken the hurricane!