DRRR Quiz

1. 1. Which of the following is a type of sinkhole that develops abruptly which cause catastrophic damage?

• a. artificial

• b. cover collapse

• c. cover subsidence

• d. dissolution

2. What type of sinkhole develops gradually where the covering sediments are permeable and contain sand?

• a. artificial

• b. cover collapse

• c. cover subsidence

• d. dissolution

3. Which of the following occurs in areas where limestone is exposed at land surface?

• a. artificial

• b. cover collapse

• c. cover subsidence

• d. dissolution

4. Which of the following sinkholes is primarily caused by various human activities including groundwater pumping and construction activities?

• a. artificial

• b. cover collapse

• c. cover subsidence

• d. dissolution

5. Which of the following is always true about sinkholes?

• a. can only form holes

• b. can be shallow or deep

• c. can only occur on land

• d. can form above igneous rocks

6. 6. Which of the following is not a natural cause of landslides?

• a. climate

• b. cross cutting

• c. erosion

• d. weathering

7. 7. When there is a significant upsurge in precipitation it would cause a/an ______ in the level of ground water.

• a. decrease

• b. increase

• c. insignificant

• d. stable

8. 8. Which of the following is responsible for saturating the soil with water which causes landslides?

• a. climate

• b. erosion

• c. sunlight

• d. weathering

9. 9. These are tectonic plate movements that cause the soil covering in steep slopes to slip leading to landslides.

• a. climate

• b. earthquake

• c. sunlight

• d. weathering

10. 10. Which of the following is a natural procedure of rock deterioration that weakens the landslide-susceptible materials?

• a. climate

• b. erosion

• c. sunlight

• d. weathering