Lesson 3.1.5.4
3.1.5.4 Seismic hazards Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What term describes seismic waves that travel through the Earth's interior?
- Rayleigh waves
- Love waves
- Surface waves
- Body waves
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What is the underground origin point of an earthquake called?
- Fault line
- Focus
- Subduction zone
- Epicentre
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Which tectonic feature at destructive margins generates deep earthquakes?
- Mid-ocean ridges
- Transform faults
- Subduction zones
- Rift valleys
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What process causes saturated sediment to behave as a liquid during shaking?
- Solifluction
- Landsliding
- Liquefaction
- Soil creep
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What primary mechanism usually generates a destructive tsunami?
- Tropical cyclone
- Coastal erosion
- Undersea earthquake
- Tornadic wind
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What mathematical type of scale measures earthquake magnitude?
- Linear
- Logarithmic
- Exponential
- Arithmetic
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Which property of seismic hazards makes predicting their timing difficult?
- Regularity
- Low magnitude
- High frequency
- Unpredictability
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Which outcome is classified as a primary impact of an earthquake?
- Disease outbreak
- Fire outbreaks
- Tsunami flooding
- Building collapse
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Which action is an example of earthquake hazard mitigation?
- Emergency evacuation
- Search and rescue
- Temporary shelter
- Building codes
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Which strategy reduces earthquake risk by controlling where buildings are constructed?
- Early warnings
- Emergency aid
- Land-use zoning
- Search and rescue
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What main human factor amplified casualties in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
- High magnitude
- Volcanic eruption
- Poor construction
- Major tsunami
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Which secondary hazard caused the majority of damage in Japan in 2011?
- Tsunami
- Pyroclastic flow
- Landslide
- Liquefaction
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Roughly how much more energy is released per whole unit increase in magnitude?
- 32 times
- 10 times
- 1000 times
- 100 times
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Can natural seismic hazards like earthquakes be prevented by human action?
- Only offshore
- No
- Only locally
- Yes
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Where are the vast majority of major global earthquakes located?
- Continental interiors
- Plate boundaries
- Equatorial regions
- Oceanic trenches only
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Which wave feature causes a tsunami to surge inland as a huge volume of water?
- Steep wave crest
- Short wavelength
- High amplitude
- Long wavelength
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Which secondary seismic hazard was heavily triggered by the 2015 Nepal earthquake's mountainous terrain?
- Liquefaction
- Lahars
- Tsunamis
- Landslides
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Which factor best explains why earthquakes of equal magnitude can result in vastly different death tolls?
- Focus depth
- Vulnerability
- Seismic wave speed
- Plate boundary type
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Which action is an example of a short-term response directly following an earthquake?
- Building retrofitting
- Search and rescue
- Land-use zoning
- Risk mapping
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Which risk management strategy directly reduces structural collapse and damage during earthquake shaking?
- Building regulations
- Evacuation planning
- Early warning systems
- Hazard mapping
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