Module 6: Hazards

A detailed illustration of various natural hazards such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and storms, with a background of a map highlighting affected regions.

Hazards Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge about various natural hazards and their impact on our world. This quiz covers everything from earthquakes to volcanic eruptions, giving you insights into how these phenomena affect our lives and environment.

Challenge yourself with questions such as:

The most dangerous weather event in NSW.
Major risks during an earthquake.
The influence of volcanic eruptions on world climate.

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The plate boundary between the pacific ocean and south america is

Ocean ocean convergence

Ocean continent convergence

Ocean continent divergence

Mid ocean ridge

Idensity the most dangerous weather event to people living in NSW

East Coast Lows

Tornadoes

Cyclones

Bush fire smoke

Suppose the area where you live was subjected to a major earthquake. Identify the major risk to your life.

Earth movements

Cracks in the ground

Buildings collapsing

Volcanic ash

Identify the hazard when aircraft fly near an erupting volcano.

Pilots cannot seat where to fly

Volcanic ash enters the engines

Poisonous gases from the volcano enter the plane

Shock waves transmitted through the air damage the craft.

Which of the following would be best used to predict the occurrence or size of an earthquake?

Seismograph

Creepmeter

Earthquake proof buildings

Animal behaviour

The death toll at Nevado del Ruiz was much higher than Pinatubo. The reason for this is likely to be:

Mudflows travel more slowly than ash flows

Early warnings were better at Mount Pinatubo

Ash flows slower than mudflows

Early warning was better at Nevado del Ruiz

Identify the factor that most influences world climate due to a volcanic eruption

Sulfuric acid aerosols

Volcanic ash

Lava flows

Pyroclastic flows.

Which of these hazards is most likely to affect the wetlands along the Murray River (NSW)?

Bushfires

Cyclones

Drought

Volcanic Eruptions

A volcano was found to have Rhyolite present in its magma chamber, had a low temperature and had explosive eruptions. It therefore has what type of lava:

Low viscosity

Runny

Thin

High viscosity

Module 6: Hazards

Hazards Awareness Quiz

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