Natural Hazards & Natural Resources

Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 

• Volcanic Eruption 
• Cyclone
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

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What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 

• They are exactly the same 
• A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
• I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
• Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

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A seismograph can be used to measure and study what? 

• Volcanic eruptions
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis
• All of the above

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Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard? 

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes
• Volcanoes and Tornados
• Hurricanes and Earthquakes
• Tsunamis and Hurricanes

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Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 

• True
• False

Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 

• Communities can be notified to evacuate 
• So that we can stop them from happening again 
• So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
• So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

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A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce what natural hazard? 

• Tsunami 
• Cyclone 
• Hurricane 
• Drought 

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Which natural hazard is a series of large ocean waves?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

• Tropical Cyclones

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Which natural hazard is NOT impacted by tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Volcanoes

• Tsunamis

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Which natural hazard is measured using the Richter Scale?

• Tornadoes

• Landslides

• Earthquakes

• Tropical Cyclones

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