Geophysics 375 – Natural Disasters and Critical Earth Phenomena

Disclaimer: While every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, no guarantees for the currency or accuracy of information are made. It takes several proof readings and rewrites to bring the quiz to an exceptional level. If you find an error, please contact me as soon as possible. Please indicate the question ID-Number or description because server may randomize the questions and answers.

Go to: Midtrem I | Midtrem II

Geophysics 375 (GOPH 375) Final Exam

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Most Anthropology 201 exams are multiple choice. Click Start to begin.

Start

Congratulations - you have completed Geophysics 375 (GOPH 375) Final Exam.

You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. With incorrect multiple attempts your score is %%PERCENTAGE%%

Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%

Your answers are highlighted below.

Question 1

What is the Oort Cloud? (ID-NDF-27)

A	A cloud formation that causes the formation of thunderstorms
B	An envelop of comets surrounding the Solar System
C	A type of cloud that often result in formation of tornado
D	The ring of asteroids between Jupiter and Mars
E	A murky region above a marine volcanic vent

Question 2

Which of the following typically causes the greatest annual energy input to the Earth's surface? (ID-NDF-15)

A	Meteorite impacts
B	Violent weathers phenomenons such as hurricanes
C	Volcanic eruptions
D	Release of internal heat
E	Sunlight
F	Earthquakes

Question 3

What is a growler? (ID-NDF-31)

A	The sound of an approaching earthquake
B	A small iceberg
C	A large forest fire
D	A far-off thunder clap
E	A micro-tornado

Question 4

What is the kinetic energy of a two tonne asteroidal fragment entering the atmosphere at 15 km/s? (ID-NDF-10)

A	1.50 x 10 ⁷ Joules
B	2.25 x 10 ¹³ Joules
C	1.50 x 10 ¹³ Joules
D	2.25 x 10 ¹¹ Joules
E	1.25 x 10 ⁹ Joules

Question 4 Explanation:

kinetic energy = 0.5 x m x v²

Question 5

What is Milankovitch cycle? (ID-NDF-08)

A	It is a variation in Earth=s orbit leading to climate changes.
B	It is a type of cyclone that rotate towards the north.
C	It is a type of seismic wave responses observed just before a tsunami waves hit the surface of the ocean.
D	It is the time between the tsunami wave cycles.
E	It explains the phenomenon of linked series of events in a hurricane.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a surface wave associated with earthquakes? (ID-NDF-14)

A	Tsunami
B	Love waves
C	Rayleigh waves
D	None of the above answers are correct.
E	S waves

Question 6 Explanation:

S wave is a body wave.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about hurricanes? (ID-NDF-19)

A	They are form in tropical waters right on the equator
B	They have a low-pressure center and surrounding powerful updrafts
C	They usually rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere
D	They form in tropical waters right on the equator

Question 8

Which of the following allows landslides of rock, such as the Frank slide, to run out to great distances? (ID-NDF-11)

A	Formation of an air cushion between the moving rock mass and the stationary rock mass.
B	Thick soil horizons between the surfaces.
C	Lubrication of the fault/separation surface from fluids such as a water.
D	Penetration of high pressure groundwater between two masses.
E	Sturzstrom or acoustic fluidization due to seismic energy reducing friction between the two masses.

Question 9

Most fatalities during a hurricane occur as the result of which of the following? (ID-NDF-28)

A	Wind damage
B	Storm surge
C	Building collapse
D	Flying debris
E	Electrical fires

Question 10

Why didn't the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Phillipines resulted in large human casualties? (ID-NDF-24)

A	The volcano's eruption products were not very hazardous
B	Most people obeyed the early warnings and evacuation orders
C	There were relatively low human populations lived near the volcano
D	The 1991 eruption was a substantially lower in destruction power than predicted
E	Pinatubo does not have an explosive eruption style

Question 11

Which of the following is true about lightning? (ID-NDF-29)

A	It is caused by transmission of positive ions from the cloud
B	It never strikes the same place twice
C	It is an acoustic shock wave
D	It travels at the speed of sound
E	It is a discharge of voltage generated in a cloud

Question 12

Which of the following is the most likely cause for the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago? (ID-NDF-17)

A	An asteroid or cometary impact
B	Extensive volcanism in South America
C	Supernova close to the Earth
D	Dramatic climate change
E	Sea level fall

Question 13

What is a hypocenter? (ID-NDF-03)

A	The convergence point two or more earthquakes
B	The initiation point of an earthquake usually below the surface
C	A high-temperature region within glaciers
D	The convergence point of earthquake-generated tsunamis
E	The location of an earthquake on the Earth's surface

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT describe the Frank Slide? (ID-NDF-07)

A	Situated in the Crowsnest Pass
B	A limestone anticline failure
C	Clay liquefaction
D	Turtle Mountain landslide
E	71 casualties

Question 15

What is the a the current (2015) approximate doubling time for Earth's human population? (ID-NDF-22)

A	45 years
B	15 years
C	1 year
D	100 years
E	150 years

Question 16

What country has suffered the greatest number of fatalities from cyclonic storms in recent years? (ID-NDF-20)

A	Nepal
B	Bangladesh
C	Japan
D	United States
E	Cuba

Question 17

Which of the following describes a Gamblers' ruin? (ID-NDF-12)

A	The over estimation of stability of a slope resulting catastrophic failure.
B	The result of underestimating the frequency of a hundred-year flood on a river.
C	A statistical fluctuation in population that can lead to species= extinction.
D	The chance of dying in a tornado in Kansas.
E	An ill-timed death due to participation in a hurricane party.

Question 18

Which of the following natural hazards is not the direct result of the process of plate tectonics? (ID-NDF-35)

A	Flooding
B	Volcanic eruptions
C	Mountain building
D	Tsunamis
E	Earthquakes

Question 19

About how long would it take for a coin, dropped overboard from a ship passing over the deepest part of the Pacific, to reach the ocean bottom? (ID-NDF-09)

A	The coin would never reach the bottom due to high upward pressure.
B	12 hours
C	10 minutes
D	1 day
E	2 hours

Question 20

Which has the highest annual risk of fatality for an Albertan? (ID-NDF-01)

A	Tornado
B	Lightning
C	Driving
D	Rock climbing
E	Blizzard

Question 21

What is K-T boundary? (ID-NDF-25)

A	Kellogg-Trottier sea ice transition temperature
B	Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary with the dinosaur extinction
C	Carbonaceous-Triassic change of trilobite termination
D	Kelvin temperature of cloud ice/hail formation
E	Minimum Kelvin temperature required for magma formation

Question 21 Explanation:

Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary is formally known as Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) boundary. But the "K-T" is still widely used in the geological community.

Question 22

What is a crown fire? (ID-NDF-30)

A	A forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop
B	A forest fire caused by a lightning strike
C	A forest fire that is caused by friction between tree branches igniting tree leaves
D	A forest fire that lowers the oxygen content significantly in a short period of time
E	A small forest fire that get exhausted in a short period of time

Question 23

The Himalaya mountains are the result of which tectonic phenomenon? (ID-NDF-02)

A	Transform faulting across the Sino-Persian divide
B	Indo-Asian continent-continent collision
C	Volcanic outpourings of the Deccan Traps
D	Eurasian subduction underneath the Phillipine plate
E	Sino-Indian spreading center initiation

Question 24

In New Orleans, the deaths and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina (2005) were mostly the result of which of the following? (ID-NDF-34)

A	Flooding
B	Lightning
C	Hail
D	Tornados
E	None of the answers are correct

Question 25

What are are the three main requirements for fires? (ID-NDF-06)

A	reverse photosynthesis, fuel, carbon dioxide
B	fuel, ignition, carbon dioxide
C	preheating, oxygen, fuel
D	fuel, oxygen, ignition
E	oxidation, pyrolysis, convection

Question 26

Which of the following action would most likely help you survive a tornado? (ID-NDF-21)

A	If walking outside, seek high ground to avoid drowning in a flash flood.
B	If in a car, drive as fast as possible towards the tornado to punch through it.
C	If in a house run outside, so the house does not fall on you.
D	If in a house, find the best window and stay next to it in case you have to break out of the house after it move past your area.
E	If in a car, stop, get out, and lie face down in a low area such as a ditch.

Question 27

The rapid increase in human population during the past several centuries is an example of ______ growth. (ID-NDF-33)

A	exponential
B	parabolic
C	integrated
D	linear
E	algebraic

Question 28

If you were to live in Japan. Which of the following is most likely to impact you the most? (ID-NDF-18)

A	A tsunami while driving to work.
B	An earthquake while driving to work.
C	A hurricane while driving to a brothel.
D	A vehicle collision while driving to work.
E	A heart attack while driving to work.

Question 28 Explanation:

Earthquakes are more common in Japan than other listed items above.

Question 29

The Mount Pinatubo volcano is located in what geographic location? (ID-NDF-32)

A	Japan
B	Hawaii
C	Philippines
D	Norway

Question 30

This type of wave associated with earthquakes moves along the surface by oscillating side to side as opposed to up and down and only produce horizontal motion. (ID-NDF-16)

A	S waves
B	Body waves
C	P waves
D	Love waves
E	Rayleigh waves

Question 31

Volcanoes are formed as a result of which of the following? (ID-NDF-23)

A	None of the answers listed here are correct
B	Continuous heat produced in subsurface due to atomic decay
C	Increase in pressure due to escaped primordial gasses from the core of the Earth
D	Strain build up caused by continental drift
E	Accumulation of metal oxides in the upper mantle

Question 32

Which of the following is true about glaciers? (ID-NDF-05)

A	Glaciers can gouge steep V-shaped valleys Hint: Glaciers are associated with U-shaped valleys
B	Glaciers have been covering a significant global area for 2 million years
C	Melting of all current glaciers would raise sea level by only 1m.
D	Glaciers cannot carry much more than pebbles as they advance
E	Glaciers have advanced and receded consistent with Milankovitch cycles.

Question 33

What will a seismic gap likely do? (ID-NDF-26)

A	Provide a place of permanent stress quiescence
B	Generate a volcanic eruption
C	Eventually rupture causing an earthquake
D	Generate several weak seismic events over a long period of time
E	Continue to be a source of ongoing earthquakes

Question 34

Which of the following describe an atmospheric inversion? (ID-NDF-13)

A	Low pressure air overlying high pressure air
B	Warm air overlying cold air
C	Cold air overlying warm air
D	Clean air overlying polluted air
E	Polluted air overlying dry clear air

Question 35

What is a jokulhlaup? (ID-NDF-04)

A	A sudden outburst of water from a glacier
B	A lake vibration caused by an earthquake
C	A volcanic landslide
D	A Icelandic marine tornado
E	A rapidly eroding coastline

Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results

There are 35 questions to complete.

←

List

→

Return

Shaded items are complete.

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30
31	32	33	34	35
End

Return

Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by student contributors Lingxiao (Shawn) Sun and Audrey Cancel during Fall Fall 2015.
FAQ | Report an Error

If you get a question wrong, you can still click on the other answers. You have multiple opportunities to select the correct answer. This will open up hints and explanations (if available), which will provide additional information.

Sanuja Senanayake

Geophysics 375 Final Exam-University of Calgary

Go to: Midtrem I | Midtrem II

Geophysics 375 (GOPH 375) Final Exam

Standing on the shoulders of giants

Go to: Midtrem I | Midtrem II

Geophysics 375 (GOPH 375) Final Exam

Print/Share:

Standing on the shoulders of giants