Long Quiz in Geologic Hazards

This are sudden occurrences or vibrations on the surface of the earth.

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Liquefaction

It is the vibration of the earth's surface caused by seismic waves produced from earthquakes.

• Ground Rupture

• Ground Shaking

• Liquefaction

• Ground Subsidence

It is the sinking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic activity.

• Ground Rupture

• Ground Shaking

• Liquefaction

• Ground Subsidence

This refers to the displacement of the Earth's surface caused by the movement along a fault line during an earthquake.

• Ground Rupture

• Ground Shaking

• Liquefaction

• Ground Subsidence

This refers to the temporary loss of strength of water saturated sediment whereby acts like a fluid.

• Ground Rupture

• Ground Shaking

• Liquefaction

• Ground Subsidence

It is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

• Tsunami

• Seiches

• Liquefaction

• Ground Subsidence

It is an earthquake-induced landslide is a rapid downslope of large amount of land caused by an earthquake's ground shaking.

• Landslide

• Mudslide

• Rock Fall

• Ground Subsidence

He is the Roman God believed to cause the spewing of lava of a volcano in the island of Sicily.

• Vulcanus

• Volcano

• Vulcan

• Volt

It is a moving outpouring of molten material created during a non-explosive effusive eruption.

• Lava Flow

• Lahar Flow

• Ash Fall

• Acid Rain

It is a dense collection of fragments and gases from a volcanic eruption that flows down the slope of a volcano.

• Pyroclastic Flow

• Pyroclastic Surge

• Ash Fall

• Acid Rain