Question 1 (1 point)

The faults can be classified: Question 1 options:

A) the fault move

according to the way the rocks on one side of

B) according to the age of the rocks C) the fault move in relation to each other D) according to their size Save
Question 2 (1 point) according to the way the rocks on either side of

Tsunamis are most commonly generated by: Question 2 options:

A) volcanoes B) lanslides C) earthquakes D) asteroids Save

Question 3 (1 point)

Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions are defined as:

Question 3 options:

A) The hydrometeorogical disasters B) The geographical disasters C) The geophysical disasters D) The catastrophes Save
Question 4 (1 point)

Which wave of a major tsunami is most likely to be the highest?

Question 4 options:

A) first B) second C) third D) none of these Save

Question 5 (1 point)

Although the Atlantic coast of North America experiences few large earthquakes, what specific other event could generate a large tsunami wave that could cause catastrophic damage there?
Question 5 options:

A) B) C) D) Save

a giant subduction-zone earthquake near the coast of Africa a giant subduction-zone earthquake along the eastern edge of North America a giant transform-fault earthquake on the Atlantic Ocean floor flank collapse of a volcano in the Canary Islands

Question 6 (1 point)

The largest historical earthquake by magnitude occurred in:

Question 6 options:

A) China B) Italy C) Chile D) Haiti Save

Question 7 (1 point)

Why do ships in the open ocean NOT notice passage of the tsunami wave?
Question 7 options:

A) The wave goes by so fast that it is gone before anyone notices B) The long time between wave crests dictates that the wave flanks have almost no

slope. C) Ships are carried on the crest of the wave, so they dont feel any up or down motion D) Save
Question 8 (1 point)
Although the wave crests are several hundred meters high, the time between them is several hours, so no one notices.

Rapid (or cataclysmic) disasters include:

Question 8 options:

A) droughts and earthquakes B) only geophysical disasters C) earthquakes and cyclonic storms D) droughts and desertification Save
Question 9 (1 point)

Moment magnitude depends on what main factor(s)?

Question 9 options:

A)

total offset distance on the fault during the earthquake

B) frequency of movement of the earthquake waves and the total time of shaking C) D) Save
Question 10 (1 point)
shear strength of the rocks displaced, total surface area of rocks ruptured, and average slip distance on the fault amplitude of seismograph swing at the first moment of arrival of shaking

Which is a major fault that often shows a progressive migration along its length with time? Question 10 options:

A) the Alpine Fault in New Zealand B) the Haicheng Fault in China C) the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey D) the New Madrid Fault in Missouri

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Question 11 (1 point)

What is a seismic gap?

Question 11 options:

A) a part of an active fault B) a part of an active fault with a long time between the earthquakes C) a pronounced crevice along a fault D) a gaping crack created by fault movement Save
Question 12 (1 point)

The term strain (elastic rebound theory) refers to: Question 12 options:

A) to the forces imposed on a rock B) the imposed stress

the change in shape of the rock in response to

C) the change in energy of the earthquake D) the deformation of the tectonic fault Save
Question 13 (1 point)

Natural disasters generally involve which of the following?

Question 13 options:

A) events with a single clear-cut cause B) events that involve overlapping natural causes C) events wholly caused by the activities of man D) events that are unaffected by the activities of man Save
Question 14 (1 point)

Which type of earthquakes waves shake with the largest amplitude (the largest ground motion)?

Question 14 options:

A) compressional waves B) shear waves C) surface waves

D) P -waves Save
Question 15 (1 point)

Why do the Hawaiian Islands form a chain of volcanoes?

Question 15 options:

A) The mantle below flows slowly to the east, creating new volcanoes as it goes. B) The Hawaiian Islands are not part of a chain. C) D) Save
Question 16 (1 point)

The crack in the lithosphere is progressively splitting eastward and southward, permitting magma to rise along a line. The lithosphere carrying Hawaii slowly moves over a hotspot feeding basalt magma to the overlying volcano.

Mitigation DOES NOT include: Question 16 options:

A) land-use planning B) public education C) insurance D) scientific forecast of a hazardous event Save
Question 17 (1 point)

Intensity is a measure of:

Question 17 options:

A)

how strongly people feel the shaking and the severity of the damage it causes on the Richter scale

B) C)

energy released during an earthquake as measured on the Mercalli scale how strongly people feel the shaking and the severity of the damage it causes on the Mercalli scale

D) energy released during an earthquake as measured on the Richter scale Save

Question 18 (1 point)

Iceland is an example of:

Question 18 options:

A) continental spreading zone B) oceanic spreading zone C) trandform boundary D) collision zone Save
Question 19 (1 point)

When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster?

Question 19 options:

A) when it happens in a far away country that we do not care about B) when it happens to less than 10,000 people C) when it happens to less than 1,000 people D) when it happens in an area without any people Save
Question 20 (1 point)

Lithosphere is:
Question 20 options:

A) inner, hotter, easily deformed part of the Earth B) upper part of asthenosphere C) just the Earth's crust

D) the stiff and rigid outer rind of our planet that includes part of the upper mantle and the crust