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Geologic Processes and Hazards

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a volcanic hazard?

a)

flooding

b)

lahars

c)

lava

d)

pyroclastic flows

2.

Which of the following is an example of a hazard associated with earthquake?

a)

eutrophication

b)

ground shaking

c)

flooding

d)

pyroclastic density currents

3.

What is the main reason why the Philippines has suffered from numerous geologic processes and calamities?

a)

its economic status

b)

its location (Ring of fire)

c)

Philippines is 3rd a world country

d)

something to do with human population

4.

Which of the following hazards undermine the foundations and supports of buildings, bridges, pipelines, and roads, causing them to sink into the ground, collapse, or dissolve?

a)

eutrophication

b)

ground shaking

c)

liquefaction

d)

pyroclastic density currents

5.

Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

house fire

d)

earthquake

6.

Which of the following is/are geologic hazard/s?

a)

earthquake

b)

volcanoes

c)

waves pounding on a coast

d)

all of these are geologic hazards

7.

What natural hazard is involved when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement?

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

earthquake

c)

cyclone

d)

hurricane

8.

What causes an earthquake?

a)

glacier

b)

very large storm

c)

landslide

d)

a movement along fault

9.

What do you call this hazard which involves the giant waves which can move at speeds of up to 500 miles an hour and reach heights of hundreds of feet? a

a)

liquefaction

b)

ground shaking

c)

landslides

d)

tsunami

10.

Which of the following describes the vibration of the ground during an earthquake?

a)

ground shaking

b)

liquefaction

c)

landslides

d)

tsunami

11.

What natural hazard has the effects of reshaping new land, debris avalanche, destroyed forests, and death to many animals?

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

earthquake

c)

hurricane

d)

tsunami

12.

A natural physical process becomes a natural hazard when the process becomes ____.

a)

scary

b)

dormant and inactive

c)

faster than usual

d)

extreme and unpredictable

13.

What is the process during earthquake shaking where sand and silt grains in wet soil are rearranged, and the water in the spaces between the grains is squeezed?

a)

ground shaking

b)

landslides

c)

liquefaction

d)

tsunami

14.

What refers to the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?

a)

ground shaking

b)

landslides

c)

liquefaction

d)

tsunami

15.

Which of the following may result in falling rocks and debris that collide with people, buildings, and vehicles?

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

tsunami

d)

typhoons