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Geologic hazards

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Natural processes or phenomena that may cause the loss of life, injury to other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social, and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

a)

hydro meteorological hazards

b)

Natural Hazards

c)

Geologic hazards

d)

a&b

2.

Deformation on the grounds that mark the intersection of the with the Earth's surface.

a)

Ground acceleration

b)

Ground rupture

c)

Liquefaction

d)

Differential Settlement

3.

The movement of mass of rock, debris or earth down a slope.

a)

Tsunami

b)

lateral speed

c)

Fault creep

d)

landslides

4.

Slow more or less continuous movement occurring on faults due to ongoing tectonic deformations.

a)

Fault creep

b)

Lateral speed

c)

Liquefaction

d)

ground rupture

5.

A long high sea wave is caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Seiches

c)

Lateral speed

d)

Fault creep

6.

This is generally characterized by a rapid or extremely rapid rate of movement with a descent of material characterized by a freefall period.

a)

Fall

b)

Topple

c)

Slump

d)

Slide

7.

Are streams of molten rock that pour or ooze from an erupting vent.

a)

Lava flows

b)

Debris flow

c)

Pyroclastic flow

d)

Debris avalanche

8.

The rushes down the side of a volcano to a valley floor

a)

Debris flow

b)

Debris Avalanche

c)

Pyroclastic Flow

d)

lava flow

9.

The slow downslope movement of material under gravity.

a)

Lava Flow

b)

Debris Avalanche

c)

Debris Flow

d)

Creep

10.

A gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth's Surface owing to subsurface movement of Earth Materials.

a)

Lava Flow

b)

Debris Flow

c)

Debris Avalanche

d)

Subsidence

11.

The vertical movement of the ground generally caused be changes in stresses with in the Earth.

a)

Settlement

b)

Subsidence

c)

Creep

d)

Complex

12.

Failures involve the forward and movement of a mass rock, earth or debris out of slope.

a)

Topple

b)

Landslides

c)

Debris Avalanche

d)

Lava Flow

13.

Involves the forward rotation and movement of a mass of rock, earth or debris out of slope.

a)

Fall

b)

Topple

c)

Slump

d)

Slide

14.

Downward intermittent movement of rock debris, usually the consequence of removal of buttressing earth at the foot of a slope of unconsolidated material.

a)

Fall

b)

Topple

c)

Slump

d)

Slide

15.

A mass movement in which rock and soil move down the slope.

a)

Fall

b)

Topple

c)

Slump

d)

Slide

16.

caused by slip on a fault near a volcano.

a)

Volcanic earthquake

b)

Volcanic gases

c)

Earthquake

d)

volcano

17.

are fragments of solids(blocks) or fluids (bombs) material ejected during the range of magmatic or phreatic (steam) explosives eruptions.

a)

Pyroclastic flow

b)

Debris Flow

c)

Lava Flow

d)

Bombs and ballistics projectiles

18.

A rain of Airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption

a)

Ash fall

b)

volcanic gases

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

Lahar

19.

The covering or submerging of normally dry land with large amount of water.

a)

Flooding

b)

Tsunami

c)

lahar

d)

slide