Climate, Disasters and Resources

We live in the ______ hemisphere.

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• None of these

The last ________ occurred 18,000 years ago.

• volcano

• hurricane

• ice age

• storm surge

What do climatologists look for in ice core samples?

• volcanic ash

• plant fossils

• soil samples

• CO2 and other greenhouse gases

The main difference between weather and climate is:

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is better known as the:

• Prime Meridian

• Gulf Stream

• Atlantic Current

• None of these

Too much _____ in our northern oceans can potentially stop a current in the Atlantic Ocean.

• fresh water

• salt water

• water pollution

• plastic

Seismologists in British Columbia are predicting an earthquake that they are calling the "___ ___ (2 words)" to happen as a result of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate slowly sliding under the North American plate.

The most frequent natural hazard in Canada.

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

• floods

• winter storms

Underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions can generate a:

• tornado

• storm surge

• tidal wave

• tsunami

An organism that takes over an ecosystem, such as phragmite tall grass, is termed:

• invasive species

• indicator species

• exotic species

• alien invader