Tectonics review Y13 (CGS)

What term describes the act of forecasting events?

• Perception

• Fatalism

• Adaptation

• Prediction

• Mitigation

Which of the following are examples of mitigation strategies?

• Evacuation procedures

• Preparing evacuation routes

• Rebuilding properties

• Satellite tracking

Which of the following landforms can be found at an oceanic/oceanic convergent margin?

• Island arcs

• Volcanoes

• Fold mountains

• Ocean trench

Which of the following is an example of a divergent margin?

• San Andreas Fault

• East African Rift Valley

• Nazca plate and South American plate

• Eurasian plate and Indian plate

What types of earthquakes occur at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• No earthquakes occur

• Deep (300-700km)

• Intermediate (70-300km)

• Shallow (0-70km)

What is the scale that is used to measure the explosivity of volcanoes?

• VEI

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

What are large angular fragments ejected during explosive eruptions?

• Volcanic gases

• Ash fallout

• Pyroclasts

• Lahars

Which of these hazards is the most dangerous?

• Volcanic gases

• Ash

• Tephra

• Thunderstorms

Which of these hazards is the most dangerous?

• Lava flows

• Lahars

• Pyroclastic flows

• Forest fires

Which of the following are secondary effects of a volcanic eruption?

• Eruption landslides down the flanks of the volcano

• Lava flowing through villages

• Volcanic bombs damaging roofs

• Tourism affected as planes could not fly