Natural Disasters Exam #2 Practice

______________ is a form of energy that is transmitted by electromagnetic waves.

Strain is the result of stress.

The Hawaiian Islands & Emperor Seamount chain reflect the movement of the overlying Pacific lithospheric plate over ____

One small benefit of wildfires is that the resulting residue may add nutrients to the soil.

An earthquake epicenter is:

The Modifed Mercalli intensity scale is:

Which of the following combined characteristics of magma would lead to the most explosive eruption?

Molten rock that lies below the surface is called _____ and once it erupts and flows onto the surface it is called _____

The ______________ is the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s surface.

An earthquake that does not occur along an obvious plate boundary is termed:

The amount of movement along a fault is called:

If we were to feel an earthquake in Iowa City, its epicenter would mostly likely be:

The Earth System is divided into 5 spheres that work separately to drive different aspects of the planet’s processes.

An explanation of a set of measurements or observations that has been tested, reviewed, and repeated multiple times is a

Cellulose is

Viscous magma plug around the vent of a volcano, such as what was formed formed by eruption of Mt St Helens

The majority of earthquakes that occur in the continental United States take place in which state?

Convergent boundaries are characterized by which of the following features

New crustal material is produced at what type of plate boundary?

Why do we not hear much about the large fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin In October 1871?

The three components of the fire triangle are

The block that lies underneath a fault is the:

Of the following choices, where would you expect the most earthquakes to occur?

depression formed from the collapse of a partially emptied magma chamber following an explosive eruption, ex-Crater Lake

Plate tectonics is the theory that relates:

Viscosity is a measure of:

Which of the following is not a primary influence of volcanic explosivity?

How is magma generated at subduction zones?

Compressional forces produce:

In order to determine the location of an earthquake, what is the minimum number of recording stations needed?

A fault that has the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall is termed what type of fault?

The interrelationship of different rock types is best described by the:

The largest magnitude earthquakes have occurred:

What is a lahar?

Which of the following is NOT a method for monitoring volcanoes and volcanic activity?

A building will sustain the least amount of damage if it is built on:

The type of rock created when new molten material flows onto Earth’s surface is:

The Richter scale is used to describe the __________ of an earthquake.

How do volcanic eruptions impact climate in the short term

The fastest of the four seismic waves are ______ waves.

A normal fault is one in which:

The removal of one of the components in the fire triangle will cause the fire to go out.

The process of circulating materials via temperature and density differences is _____________________.

The collapse of the Nimitz Freeway (I-880) near Oakland in 1989 was caused by:

The Cascade Mountains & Volcanoes formed due to the ______ of the  Juan De Fuca Plate along the North American plate.

The Aesthenosphere is a layer of liquid molten rock that the solid lithosphere rides around on.

The most common elemental gas in Earth’s atmosphere is:

What is the primary source of energy for most Earth Systems?

When an earthquake strikes, there is movement along the entire length of the fault.

Where in the United States is there a high risk for lahars?

The energy of motion is also termed:

Wegener pieced together his idea of Continental Drift from the following evidence, EXCEPT

A ______________ occurs when flaming combustion is carried through the tops of trees.

How is magma generated at hotspots or mantle plumes?

How does the use of slurry work to fight wildfires?

Subduction zones are found:

The construction of high dams and reservoirs can produce earthquakes.