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Hazards retrieval

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a natural hazard?

a)

Burning yourself on the iron at home

b)

A road traffic accident

c)

A natural event which causes a threat to human activity or people

d)

A natural event which involves a human causes hazard

2.

Which of these are natural hazards?

a)

Volcanic Eruptions

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps

3.

What is a hazard risk?

a)

Chance or probability of being affected by a natural event.

b)

The risk of falling over

c)

The chances of falling into a volcano

d)

Chance or probability of being affected by a human event.

4.

The core of the earth is hot because of.....

a)

Magic

b)

Radioactive decay

c)

Volcanoes

d)

The sun

5.

What plate boundary is this?

a)

Conservative

b)

Constructive

c)

Destructive

6.

Which words best describe oceanic crust?

a)

Thick, heavy, andesite

b)

Thin, heavy, andesite

c)

Thin, heavy, basalt

d)

Thin, light, basalt

7.

What is a natural hazard?

a)

Sudden, severe events which make the natural environemnt difficult to manage. They disrupt human life, and have huge economic and social impacts.

b)

Suddenly being run over by a car on your way to tesco

c)

Suddenly running out of toilet paper when you need to go fast.

d)

trying to walk from one side of your bedroom to the other.

8.

Which of these is an atmospheric hazard?

a)

Glacial Bursts, Storm surges, Tsunamis, Mudflows

b)

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, Sink holes

c)

Lightning, heatwave, blizzards, wild fire, droughts ....

9.

Which of these is classed as flooding?

a)

Storm surges, Glacial bursts, Avalances, Tsunami

b)

Tornadoes, Droughts, heatwaves, Blizzards

c)

Earthquakes, Volcaninc eruptions, Landslides, Sinkholes

10.

What is hazard risk?

a)

Chance of being affected by a natural hazard. e.g those living near the sea at risk of flooding

b)

Walking through your bedroom without breaking your neck.

c)

A car running you down on the way to asda.

11.

What factors increase the risk of being exposed to natural hazards?

a)

Urbanisation - densely populated urban areas concentrate those at risk.

b)

Poverty - expense of housing leads to building on risky ground

c)

Farming - the attraction of nutrient-rich floodplains puts people at risk

d)

Climate change - global warming raises sea levels and generates more extreme weathe.

12.
What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 
a)
They are exactly the same 
b)
A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
c)
I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
d)
Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards
13.

Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

House Fire

d)

Earthquake

14.

What does fatalism mean?

a)

The attempt to live with the hazard.

b)

A view that the hazard cannot be changed or mitigated.

c)

An event that is a threat to people.

d)

The way a person looks at a hazzrd

15.

Which of these can influence perception?

a)

Socio economic status

b)

Level of education

c)

Past experiences

d)

Religion

16.

Which of these are a secondary effect?

a)

Lava

b)

Pyroclastic flow

c)

Damaged gas pipe

d)

Flooding from a volcanic eruption

17.

What does quality of life mean?

a)

The amount of money a person has.

b)

The amount of items a person has.

c)

How happy and healthy a person is.

d)

How unhappy and unhealthy a person is.

18.

What does mitigation mean?

a)

To continue to live with the hazard.

b)

To try and reduce the impacts of the hazard

c)

To pretend it does not happen.

d)

To try and give warning of the event

19.

What happens during the rehabilitation stage of the Park models?

a)

Aid, search and rescue.

b)

Restoring and reconstruction

c)

Getting back to normal quality of life

20.

What happens during the preparedness stage of the disaster management cycle.

a)

Education, raising awareness

b)

Damage assessment plans

c)

Restoring affected areas

d)

Reducing severity