Natural Hazards Review

Paving, concrete, and storm sewers increase surface runoff resulting in urban flooding.

• True

• False

A 100-year flood is a flood that has what chance of occurring in any given year?

• 50 %

• 25 %

• 10 %

• 1 %

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A volcano that is currently erupting would be described as

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

• None of these

A pyroclastic flow is a mix of gas and dust erupted from a volcano that is so dense it runs along the ground.

• True

• False

The measure of a volcanic eruption's power is called what?

• FEMA

• The Richter Scale

• Volcanic Explosivity Index

• Fujita Scale

Which of the following are components of volcanic hazard mitigation

• mapping volcanic deposits

• monitoring earthquake activity near the volcano

• warning nearby residents of the imminent eruption

• preventing an eruption

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Which of the following is a shield volcano

• Mt. St. Helens, Washington State

• Mt. Lassen, California

• Yellowstone, Wyoming

• Mauna Loa, Hawaii

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California's coastline is not at risk for tsunamis.

• True

• False

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Historic scale used to discuss earthquakes.

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Richter Scale

• Moment Magnitude Scale

• Fujita Scale

The most famous example of a right lateral transform fault is?

• East Anatolian Fault, Turkey

• San Andreas Fault, California

• Choctaw Fault, Oklahoma

• New Madrid Seismic Zone, Arkansas

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