Natural Hazards

Which is NOT a natural hazard?

• Wildfire

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• House fire

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Seismometers aid scientist in predicting what natural hazard?

• Wildfires

• Earthquakes

• Tornados

• Hurricanes and Tropical storms

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What scientific study focuses on understanding and predicting hurricanes?

• Volcanology

• Seismology

• Meteorology

• Geology

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Which of the following tools are NOT used to predict atmospheric natural hazards?

• weather balloons

• satellites

• atmospheric monitoring

• arthritic pain in knees

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Gas emissions from the lithosphere can be used to predict earthquakes.

• True

• False

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What type of scientific equipment can be used for predicting earthquakes?

• seismometer

• doppler radar

• barometer

• tiltometer

Low viscosity lava flow is synonymous with what type of volcano shape?

• Stratovolcano

• Shield

• Composite

• Caldera

High viscosity lava flow is synonymous with producing what type of volcano shape?

• Stratovolcano

• Shield

• Composite

• Caldera

In the video, where was the first method to measure seismic activity invented?

• California

• China

• Germany

• Japan

Which plate boundary is most likely to produce an earthquake?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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