Natural Hazards Study Guide

How can this technology benefit during an earthquake?

• It makes buildings more stable and saves lives

• It helps predict earthquakes

• It makes building earthquake resistant structures less expensive

• It is useless

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What do we predict with worldwide temperature bouys?

• Tornados

• Earthquakes

• Tornados

• Hurricanes

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The hurricane made landfall at 30 degrees north, 90 degrees west. What city did it hit hardest??

• New Orleans LA

• Galveston, TX

• Mobile, AL

• Charleston, SC

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Where is the epicenter of the quake?

• P

• Q

• R

• s

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The Pacific plate has several volcanos around its boundaries. This causes a higher frequency of ___________

• Avalanches

• Earthquakes

• Tornados

• Severe Thunderstorms

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How are S and P waves categorized?

• They are both longitudinal

• They are both transverse

• P waves are longitudinal waves, and S waves are transverse waves.

• P waves are transverse waves, and S waves are longitudinal waves.

Which area would benefit most from extra funds to strengthen sea walls and embankments?

• Norfolk, VA

• Atlantic City, NJ

• Charleston, SC

• Boston, MA

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Scientists use tiltmeters to measure volcanic activity. What other technology could help?

• A Weather Radar

• A Fujita Scale

• A Seismometer

• A Temperature Relay Bouy

Which most accurately describes the source of an earthquake?

• The heat created from the forces on the rocks caused them to break at a strong point along the fault, which freed stored energy as vibrations.

• The heat created from the forces on the rocks caused them to break at a weak point along the fault, which freed stored energy as vibrations.

• The pressure from the forces on the rocks caused them to break at a strong point along the fault, which freed stored energy as vibrations.

• The pressure from the forces on the rocks caused them to break at a weak point along the fault, which freed stored energy as vibrations.

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Which instrument would be most effective in predicting tornados?

• Barometer

• Seismometer

• Weather Radar

• Wind Speed Monitor

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