Geophysics 375 – Natural Disasters and Critical Earth Phenomena

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Question 1

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

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

A	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.
B	If in a car, stop, get out, and lie face down in a low area such as a ditch.
C	If walking outside, seek high ground to avoid drowning in a flash flood.
D	If in a car, drive as fast as possible towards the tornado to punch through it.
E	If in a house run outside, so the house does not fall on you.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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	Rayleigh waves
C	Love waves
D	Body waves
E	P waves

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

A	Cuba
B	Nepal
C	Bangladesh
D	United States
E	Japan

Question 12

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

A	exponential
B	linear
C	algebraic
D	integrated
E	parabolic

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 18 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 19

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

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

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

A	Hawaii
B	Japan
C	Norway
D	Philippines

Question 23

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

A	Tornado
B	Lightning
C	Driving
D	Blizzard
E	Rock climbing

Question 24

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

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

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

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 27

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

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

Question 28 Explanation:

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

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

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

Question 30 Explanation:

kinetic energy = 0.5 x m x v²

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

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

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

Question 32 Explanation:

S wave is a body wave.

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

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

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

Question 35

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

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

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