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WorksheetsGCSE Hazards
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is a natural hazard?
Burning yourself on the iron at home
A road traffic accident
A natural event which causes a threat to human activity or people
A natural event which involves a human causes hazard
Which of these are natural hazards?
Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps
What are tectonic plates?
Extra large ceramic plates
Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes
The Earth's crust
The top of the earth
Which one is the odd one out?
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Subduction Zone
Which of these is an example of a Conservative plate boundary?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas Mountain Range
The Andes Mountain Range
San Andreas Fault
What is a primary effect of an earthquake?
Forest Fires
Ruptured water pipes
Death and Injuries
Death by diseases
Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?
Tsunami
Fires
Ground Shaking
Landslides
The core of the earth is hot because of.....
Magic
Radioactive decay
Volcanoes
The sun
What plate boundary is this?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
Which boundary has NO volcanic activity?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
At the equator air is rising - this creates....
High pressure
Low pressure
Trade winds
Deserts
Tropical storms form when the water reaches....
25 degrees
27 degrees
29 degrees
30 degrees
The worst effect of a tropical storm is......
The wind
The rain
Landslides
The storm surge
An immediate response to Typhoon Haiyan was...
Planting mangrove trees
US troops arriving to stop looting
Rebuilding roads
Evacuation orders on TV
What scale are tropical storms measured on?
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Richter Scale
Volcanic Explosivity Index
Fujita Scale
