A2 Geo Hazards Review

What is the name of the hurricane that recently ran through the USA?

• Helene

• Hikari

• Hana

• Hannah

Which one of these will cause a mass movement?

• Afforestation

• Heavy rainfall

• Sunshine

• Cloudy weather

What measure is used to determine the power of an earthquake?

• Ritcher scale

• Richter scale

• Mass movement

• Tecktonick movement

What is a mass movement?

• The transportation of material by the sea

• The downslope movement of rock and weathered debris by gravity alone

• The wearing away of the land by the sea

Which of these options would be an immediate response to a volcanic eruption?

• Rebuild/Repair house damages

• Rebuild/Repair damaged roads

• Improving the technology of the monitoring devices of the volcano

• Evacuation from places near the volcano

Countries around the Pacific Ring of Fire are more at risk of what types of natural hazard?

• Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes and flooding

• Volcanic eruptions and drought

• Volcanic eruptions and forest fires

Where are ocean ridges often found?

• All of the above

• Conservative plate margin

• Constructive plate margin

• Destructive plate margin

How are tornadoes measured?

• Fujita scale

• Richter scale

• Saffir-simpson scale

Where is "Tornado Alley" located?

• USA

• Canada

• Mexico

• Brazil

The center of a cyclone, a very calm area, is known as the -------- of the storm.

• Eye

• Belly

• Head

• Heart