Question 1

The amount of risk from a volcanic eruption depends on both the probability of an eruption and where the volcano is located with respect to people and property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain the difference between a forecast and a prediction.

Accepted Answer

A prediction of a hazardous event such a

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an anticipatory response to the problem of flooding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restricting building on sections of the floodplain 
B)  Requiring insurance for homes built in potentially hazardous areas 
C)  Building dams to control the water flow 
D)  Delivering food and clothing to the most hard-hit areas 
E)  Evacuating people before the floodwaters rise 
A)  Restricting building on sections of the floodplain 
B)  Requiring insurance for homes built in potentially hazardous areas 
C)  Building dams to control the water flow 
D)  Delivering food and clothing to the most hard-hit areas 
E)  Evacuating people before the floodwaters rise

Question 4

Which statement best compares natural hazards with natural disasters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural hazards have affected humans over the past couple million years or so whereas natural disasters have affected planet Earth over billions of years. 
B)  A Natural disaster has caused a significant amount of death and destruction to an area whereas a natural hazard has the potential to cause death and destruction. 
C)  Natural hazards refer only to earthquakes and volcanoes whereas natural disasters refer to all natural processes that can cause death and destruction. 
D)  Natural disasters are caused entirely by people whereas Earth's natural processes cause natural hazards. 
A)  Natural hazards have affected humans over the past couple million years or so whereas natural disasters have affected planet Earth over billions of years. 
B)  A Natural disaster has caused a significant amount of death and destruction to an area whereas a natural hazard has the potential to cause death and destruction. 
C)  Natural hazards refer only to earthquakes and volcanoes whereas natural disasters refer to all natural processes that can cause death and destruction. 
D)  Natural disasters are caused entirely by people whereas Earth's natural processes cause natural hazards.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best explains why events that have caused disasters in the past are now causing catastrophes?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are less aware of disasters and are less prepared. 
B)  Governments are not as interested in preparing for disasters as they were in the past. 
C)  Human population growth has caused a greater concentration of population in certain areas and puts a greater demand on earth's resources. 
D)  The earth is aging and therefore becoming more prone to natural hazards. 
E)  Scientists understand less today about disasters than they did in the past. 
A)  People are less aware of disasters and are less prepared. 
B)  Governments are not as interested in preparing for disasters as they were in the past. 
C)  Human population growth has caused a greater concentration of population in certain areas and puts a greater demand on earth's resources. 
D)  The earth is aging and therefore becoming more prone to natural hazards. 
E)  Scientists understand less today about disasters than they did in the past.

Question 6

Some events that used to be disasters in the past are now causing catastrophes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain how the rock cycle is related to all of the other cycles.

Accepted Answer

The rock cycle depends on the tectonic c

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the geologic cycles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tectonic cycle 
B)  Krebs cycle 
C)  Rock cycle 
D)  Hydrologic cycle 
E)  Biogeochemical cycle 
A)  Tectonic cycle 
B)  Krebs cycle 
C)  Rock cycle 
D)  Hydrologic cycle 
E)  Biogeochemical cycle

Question 9

Which of the following locations is NOT at risk for hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida 
B)  Louisiana 
C)  Texas 
D)  California 
A)  Florida 
B)  Louisiana 
C)  Texas 
D)  California

Question 10

Some kind of natural disaster is possible for almost every region of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are some natural service functions of hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions?

Accepted Answer

Floods deposit fertile sediment and rech

Question 12

How might global climate change influence the occurrence of natural hazards?

Accepted Answer

Coastal erosion will worsen as

Question 13

Natural hazards are predictable to some degree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Catastrophes and natural disasters differ in the magnitude of the effect of the hazard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following areas of the United States is NOT at risk for any natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  San Francisco, CA 
B)  New York, NY 
C)  Detroit, MI 
D)  Miami, FL 
E)  All areas of the United States are at risk for some kind of natural disaster. 
A)  San Francisco, CA 
B)  New York, NY 
C)  Detroit, MI 
D)  Miami, FL 
E)  All areas of the United States are at risk for some kind of natural disaster.

Question 16

The size and frequency of natural hazards are unrelated to human interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Where do the forces for most external processes on the Earth come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sun 
B)  The ocean 
C)  The atmosphere 
D)  The magnetic field of the Earth 
E)  The internal heat of the Earth 
A)  The sun 
B)  The ocean 
C)  The atmosphere 
D)  The magnetic field of the Earth 
E)  The internal heat of the Earth

Question 18

Risk assessment is a straightforward procedure in which scientists deal with abundant and exact data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The energy for the hydrologic cycle comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  the magnetic field of the earth. 
B)  heat from the sun. 
C)  heat from the earth's core. 
D)  gravity between the earth and moon. 
E)  ocean currents. 
A)  the magnetic field of the earth. 
B)  heat from the sun. 
C)  heat from the earth's core. 
D)  gravity between the earth and moon. 
E)  ocean currents.

Question 20

Which of the following describes the trend in the worldwide number of natural disasters over the past 50 years or so?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has been decreasing steadily. 
B)  It has been decreasing exponentially. 
C)  It has remained constant. 
D)  It has been increasing steadily. 
E)  It has been increasing at a rate of doubling every few years. 
A)  It has been decreasing steadily. 
B)  It has been decreasing exponentially. 
C)  It has remained constant. 
D)  It has been increasing steadily. 
E)  It has been increasing at a rate of doubling every few years.

The amount of risk from a volcanic eruption depends on both the probability of an eruption and where the volcano is located with respect to people and property.

Explain the difference between a forecast and a prediction.

Which of the following is NOT an anticipatory response to the problem of flooding?

Which statement best compares natural hazards with natural disasters?

Which of the following statements best explains why events that have caused disasters in the past are now causing catastrophes?

Some events that used to be disasters in the past are now causing catastrophes.

Explain how the rock cycle is related to all of the other cycles.

Which of the following is NOT one of the geologic cycles?

Which of the following locations is NOT at risk for hurricanes?

Some kind of natural disaster is possible for almost every region of the United States.

What are some natural service functions of hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions?

How might global climate change influence the occurrence of natural hazards?

Natural hazards are predictable to some degree.

Catastrophes and natural disasters differ in the magnitude of the effect of the hazard.

Which of the following areas of the United States is NOT at risk for any natural disaster?

The size and frequency of natural hazards are unrelated to human interactions.

Where do the forces for most external processes on the Earth come from?

Risk assessment is a straightforward procedure in which scientists deal with abundant and exact data.

The energy for the hydrologic cycle comes from

Which of the following describes the trend in the worldwide number of natural disasters over the past 50 years or so?

Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Flooding

Mass Wasting

Subsidence and Soils

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Coastal Hazards

Climate and Climate Change

Wildfires

Impacts and Extinctions

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Exam 1: Introduction to Natural Hazards

The amount of risk from a volcanic eruption depends on both the probability of an eruption and where the volcano is located with respect to people and property.

Explain the difference between a forecast and a prediction.

Which of the following is NOT an anticipatory response to the problem of flooding?

Which statement best compares natural hazards with natural disasters?

Which of the following statements best explains why events that have caused disasters in the past are now causing catastrophes?

Some events that used to be disasters in the past are now causing catastrophes.

Explain how the rock cycle is related to all of the other cycles.

Which of the following is NOT one of the geologic cycles?

Which of the following locations is NOT at risk for hurricanes?

Some kind of natural disaster is possible for almost every region of the United States.

What are some natural service functions of hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions?

How might global climate change influence the occurrence of natural hazards?

Natural hazards are predictable to some degree.

Catastrophes and natural disasters differ in the magnitude of the effect of the hazard.

Which of the following areas of the United States is NOT at risk for any natural disaster?

The size and frequency of natural hazards are unrelated to human interactions.

Where do the forces for most external processes on the Earth come from?

Risk assessment is a straightforward procedure in which scientists deal with abundant and exact data.

The energy for the hydrologic cycle comes from

Which of the following describes the trend in the worldwide number of natural disasters over the past 50 years or so?

Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Flooding

Mass Wasting

Subsidence and Soils

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Coastal Hazards

Climate and Climate Change

Wildfires

Impacts and Extinctions

Filters