APS GCSE geography natural hazards quiz

What is a natural hazard?

• Burning yourself on the iron at home

• A road traffic accident

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

• A natural event which involves a human causes hazard

Which of these are natural hazards?

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Tsunami

• Cave Arches Stacks and Stumps

What are tectonic plates?

• Extra large ceramic plates

• Sections of the Earth's crust that are divided up, their margins create volcanoes and earthquakes

• The Earth's crust

• The top of the earth

Which one is the odd one out?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Subduction Zone

What features are found at a destructive plate boundary?

• Subduction Zone

• Fold Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Magma Sinks

Which of these features is NOT found at a constructive plate margin?

• Subduction Zone

• Rising Magma

• Plates moving apart

• Volcanoes

What is a primary effect of an earthquake?

• Forest Fires

• Ruptured water pipes

• Death and Injuries

• Death by diseases

Which of these are secondary effects of an earthquake?

• Tsunami

• Fires

• Ground Shaking

• Landslides

Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 

• Volcanic Eruption 
• Cyclone
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 

• True
• False